Sri International

Norman D Winarsky

William Scott Mark

Gokhan Tur

Patrick Denis Lincoln

Horacio E Franco

Kenneth C Nitz

Michael John Wolverton

Rukman Senanayake

Grit Denker

Bart Peintner

Karen L Myers

Neil Yorke-Smith

Steven S Weiner

Hung H Bui

Andreas Stolcke

Elizabeth E Shriberg

Gregory Kent Myers

Harry Bratt

Martin Graciarena

Luciana Ferrer

Douglas A Bercow

James Frederick Arnold

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for exploiting human feedback in an intelligent automated assistant. One embodiment of a method for conducting an interaction with a human user includes inferring an intent from data entered by the human user, formulating a response in accordance with the intent, receiving feedback from a human advisor in response to at least one of the inferring and the formulating, wherein the human advisor is a person other than the human user, and adapting at least one model used in at least one of the inferring and the formulating, wherein the adapting is based on the feedback.

Method and apparatus for exploiting human feedback in an intelligent automated assistant

A device, method and system for automatically inferring a mobile user's current context includes applying a user activity knowledge base to real-time inputs and stored user-specific information to determine a current situation. Automated reasoning is used to infer a user-specific context of the current situation. Automated candidate actions may be generated and performed in accordance with the current situation and user-specific context.

Method, system and device for inferring a mobile user's current context and proactively providing assistance

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tailoring the output of an intelligent automated assistant. One embodiment of a method for conducting an interaction with a human user includes collecting data about the user using a multimodal set of sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user, making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data, and tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences.

Method and apparatus for tailoring the output of an intelligent automated assistant to a user

In one embodiment, a new method enables an individual to selectively preserve the integrity of potentially private data such as identity, current location and the like while using a mobile communications device (e.g., a cell phone) for media access. In one embodiment, the method receives a request for media content from the user in the form of a verbal command. The method then determines whether execution of the command would require the revelation of any potentially private user information. If execution would require such a revelation, the method prompts the user to either permit revelation of the information or to reformulate the request in a way that would not require the information to be revealed. Once data integrity has been resolved, the method searches for and retrieves the requested content.

Method and apparatus for collaboration and media access using mobile communications devices

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Norman D Winarsky