Apple Inc.

Viv Labs, Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Christopher Dean Brigham

Adam John Cheyer

Thomas R Gruber

Didier Rene Guzzoni

Thomas Robert Gruber

Harry Joseph Saddler

Richard Donald Giuli

Dag Kittlaus

Marcello Bastea-Forte

Mark Gregory Gabel

Daniel S Keen

Kenneth L Kocienda

Gregory B Novick

Benjamin S Phipps

Gregory Novick

Donald Walter Pitschel

Chunga Han

Marco Paolo Antonio Iacono

Gaurav Bhushan

Joshua Levy

Jisoo Yi

The intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated, conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions. The system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the web, email, smartphone, and the like, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks, and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact.

Task flow identification based on user intent

Intelligent automated assistant

The electronic device with one or more processors and memory receives an input of a user. The electronic device, in accordance with the input, identifies a respective task type from a plurality of predefined task types associated with a plurality of third party service providers. The respective task type is associated with at least one third party service provider for which the user is authorized and at least one third party service provider for which the user is not authorized. In response to identifying the respective task type, the electronic device sends a request to perform at least a portion of a task to a third party service provider of the plurality of third party service providers that is associated with the respective task type.

Systems and methods for integrating third party services with a digital assistant

A system including at least one memory, and at least one processor operatively connected to the memory is provided. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive an input of selecting at least one domain from a user and store the input in the memory, recognize, at least partially based on data regarding a user utterance received after the input is stored, the utterance, determine, when the utterance does not comprise a domain name, whether or not the utterance corresponds to the selected domain, and generate a response by processing the utterance by using the selected domain when the utterance corresponds to the selected domain.

System for processing user voice utterance and method for operating same

A dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on prompting for additional user input is described. A system forms an intent based on a user input, and creates a plan based on the intent. The plan includes a first action object that transforms a first concept object associated with the intent into a second concept object and also includes a second action object that transforms the second concept object into a third concept object associated with a goal of the intent. The first action object and the second action object are selected from multiple action objects. The system executes the plan, and outputs a value associated with the third concept object.

Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on prompting for additional user input

A virtual assistant uses context information to supplement natural language or gestural input from a user. Context helps to clarify the user's intent and to reduce the number of candidate interpretations of the user's input, and reduces the need for the user to provide excessive clarification input. Context can include any available information that is usable by the assistant to supplement explicit user input to constrain an information-processing problem and/or to personalize results. Context can be used to constrain solutions during various phases of processing, including, for example, speech recognition, natural language processing, task flow processing, and dialog generation.

Using context information to facilitate processing of commands in a virtual assistant

Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system planning is described. A system forms an intent based on a user input, and creates a plan based on the intent. The plan includes a first action object that transforms a first concept object associated with the intent into a second concept object and also includes a second action object that transforms the second concept object into a third concept object associated with a goal of the intent. The first action object and the second action object are selected from multiple action objects. The system executes the plan, and outputs a value associated with the third concept object.

Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system planning

An electronic device with one or more processors and memory includes a procedure for training a digital assistant. In some embodiments, the device detects an impasse in a dialog between the digital assistant and a user including a speech input. During a learning session, the device utilizes a subsequent clarification input from the user to adjust intent inference or task execution associated with the speech input to produce a satisfactory response. In some embodiments, the device identifies a pattern of success or failure associated with an aspect previously used to complete a task and generates a hypothesis regarding a parameter used in speech recognition, intent inference or task execution as a cause for the pattern. Then, the device tests the hypothesis by altering the parameter for a subsequent completion of the task and adopts or rejects the hypothesis based on feedback information collected from the subsequent completion.

Training an at least partial voice command system

A dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on a natural language intent interpreter is described. A system forms an intent based on a user input, and creates a plan based on the intent. The plan includes a first action object that transforms a first concept object associated with the intent into a second concept object and also includes a second action object that transforms the second concept object into a third concept object associated with a goal of the intent. The first action object and the second action object are selected from multiple action objects. The system executes the plan, and outputs a value associated with the third concept object.

Dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on a natural language intent interpreter

A dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on training by third-party developers is described. A system forms an intent based on a user input, and creates a plan based on the intent. The plan includes a first action object that transforms a first concept object associated with the intent into a second concept object and also includes a second action object that transforms the second concept object into a third concept object associated with a goal of the intent. The first action object and the second action object are selected from multiple action objects. The system executes the plan, and outputs a value associated with the third concept object.

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