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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Dan Bohus, Kirkland, WA (US);
Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Stephanie Rosenthal Pomerantz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Semiha E. Kamar Eden, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The subject disclosure is directed towards processing evidence, which may include high-dimensional streaming evidence, into a future belief state. The existing evidence is used to project a belief about a future state. The future belief state may be used to determine whether to wait for additional evidence, or to act now without waiting for additional evidence, e.g., based on a cost of the delay. For example, an autonomous assistant may decide based upon the belief whether to engage a person or not, or to wait for more information before the engagement decision is made.