US Patent:
20200402515, Dec 24, 2020
Inventors:
- Seattle WA, US
David Robert Thomas - Woodinville WA, US
Sumedha Arvind Kshirsagar - Seattle WA, US
Vikas Jain - Bellevue WA, US
Jeff Bradley Beal - Edgewood WA, US
Ajay Gopalakrishnan - Seattle WA, US
Shishir Sridhar Bharathi - Bellevue WA, US
International Classification:
G10L 17/00
G10L 15/22
G10L 15/183
G10L 15/18
Abstract:
Features are disclosed for performing functions in response to user requests based on contextual data regarding prior user requests. Users may engage in conversations with a computing device in order to initiate some function or obtain some information. A dialog manager may manage the conversations and store contextual data regarding one or more of the conversations. Processing and responding to subsequent conversations may benefit from the previously stored contextual data by, e.g., reducing the amount of information that a user must provide if the user has already provided the information in the context of a prior conversation. Additional information associated with performing functions responsive to user requests may be shared among applications, further improving efficiency and enhancing the user experience.