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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Zhuoxuan Jiang, Shanghai, CN;
Jie Ma, Nanjing, CN;
Ya Bin Dang, Beijing, CN;
Jian Wang, Beijing, CN;
Qi Cheng Li, Beijing, CN;
Li Jun Mei, Beijing, CN;
Xin Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Hao Chen, Beijing, CN;
Yi Peng Yu, Beijing, CN;
Shao Chun Li, Beijing, CN;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method is presented for enabling hierarchical conversational policy learning for sales strategy planning. The method includes enabling a user to have a conversation with a robot via a conversation platform, employing a plan database to store general plans used in the conversation, employing an industry database to store a plurality of candidate plans pertaining to sales promotions, and employing a plan and policy optimizer to allow the robot to select and output an optimal plan from the plurality of candidate plans, the optimal plan determined by hierarchical reinforcement learning via a first learner and a second learner, the first leaner selecting the optimal plan and the second learner selecting an optimal action.