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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Justin Harris, Montreal, CA;
Layla El Asri, Montreal, CA;
Emery Fine, Montreal, CA;
Rahul Mehrotra, Montreal, CA;
Hannes Schulz, Karlsruhe, DE;
Shikhar Sharma, Montreal, CA;
Jeremie Zumer, Montreal, CA;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods relating to conversation state management using frame tracking. In an example, a frame may represent one or more constraints (e.g., parameters, variables, or other information) received from or generated as a result of interactions with a user. Consequently, each frame may represent one or more states of an ongoing conversation. When the user provides new or different information, a new frame may be created to represent the now-current state of the conversation. The previous frame may be retained for later access by what is referred to herein as a 'dialog agent,' which is the portion of the system that can search and use previous state-related information. When an utterance is received, a frame to which the utterance relates may be identified. Thus, the dialog agent may track multiple states simultaneously, thereby enabling conversation features that were not previously possible.