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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2002
Martin D. Carberry, Margate, FL (US);
Mark E. Epstein, Westchester, NY (US);
Glenn T. Puchtel, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Susan M. Wingate, Monroe, FL (US);
Martin D. Carberry, Margate, FL (US);
Mark E. Epstein, Westchester, NY (US);
Glenn T. Puchtel, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Susan M. Wingate, Monroe, FL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for servicing natural language requests with a plurality of remote host systems. The system utilizes a computer program that comprises: (1) an input system for inputting an NL command; (2) a translation system that extracts a request from the NL command and stores the request in a host-independent format; and (3) a routing system for servicing the request, wherein the routing system comprises a mechanism for selecting a host, for converting the request into a host dependent directive, and for forwarding the directive to the selected host. The system may further include a speech recognition system, a local data source for servicing the NL command, templates for converting the request into the host dependent directive, a heuristic for selecting the host, and an output system for obtaining and outputting the response.