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7558778 Semantic exploration and discovery  
A semantic discovery and exploration system is disclosed where an environment enabling a developer or user to uncover, navigate, and organize semantic patterns and structures in a document...
7558731 Context reactive natural-language based graphical user interface  
Roughly described, a context reactive user interface which offers user-selectable on-screen choices or hints to help the user follow up in the context of his or her previous interactions....
7558730 Speech recognition and transcription among users having heterogeneous protocols  
A system is disclosed for facilitating speech recognition and transcription among users employing incompatible protocols for generating, transcribing, and exchanging speech. The system includes a...
7555431 Method for processing speech using dynamic grammars  
Speech data is processed with one or more dynamic grammars, to reduce latency and improve accuracy. Different speech grammars are used by a speech recognition process depending on a context...
7548859 Method and system for assisting users in interacting with multi-modal dialog systems  
A method and system for assisting a user in interacting with a multi-modal dialog system ( 104 ) is provided. The method includes interpreting a “What Can I Do? (WCID)” question from a user in...
7548847 System for automatically annotating training data for a natural language understanding system  
The present invention uses a natural language understanding system that is currently being trained to assist in annotating training data for training that natural language understanding system....
7548857 Method for natural voice recognition based on a generative transformation/phrase structure grammar  
The invention relates to a method for natural voice recognition based on a generative transformation/phrase structure grammar known as GT/PS grammar. According to the invention, a spoken phrase is...
7542901 Methods and apparatus for generating dialog state conditioned language models  
Techniques are provided for generating improved language modeling. Such improved modeling is achieved by conditioning a language model on a state of a dialog for which the language model is...
7542904 System and method for maintaining a speech-recognition grammar  
A method for distributing voice-recognition grammars includes receiving match data from a first remote element. The match data includes information associated with an attempt by the remote element...
7542903 Systems and methods for determining predictive models of discourse functions  
Techniques are provided for determining predictive models of discourse functions based on prosodic features of natural language speech. Inter and intra sentential discourse functions in a training...
7533020 Method and apparatus for performing relational speech recognition  
A method and apparatus are provided for performing speech recognition using observable and meaningful relationships between words within a single utterance and using a structured data source as a...
7533014 Method and system for concurrent use of two or more closely coupled communication recognition modalities  
A method and system are provided in which a speech recognition system and one or more other input modalities are run in parallel. The system is especially useful in easing the Chinese input...
7533025 Method and apparatus for dynamic modification of command weights in a natural language understanding system  
A method and system for dynamically assigning weights to the subset of commands in a natural language dialog system based on prior context of the user's interaction with the system. The search...
7529668 System and method for implementing a refined dictionary for speech recognition  
A system and method for implementing a refined dictionary for speech recognition includes a database analyzer that initially identifies first vocabulary words that are present in a training...
7529657 Configurable parameters for grammar authoring for speech recognition and natural language understanding  
A method for authoring a grammar for use in a language processing application is provided. The method includes receiving at least one grammar configuration parameter relating to how to configure a...
7529667 Automated dialog system and method  
This invention concerns a method and system for monitoring an automated dialog system for the automatic recognition of language understanding errors based on a user's input communications. The...
7505907 System and method for enhancing live speech with information accessed from the World Wide Web  
The present invention is directed to a system, method and computer program for enabling an auditor of a live speech to access immediately after or at a later time, complementary information related...
7505906 System and method for augmenting spoken language understanding by correcting common errors in linguistic performance  
A method and system for automatic speech recognition are disclosed. The method comprises receiving speech from a user, the speech including at least one speech error, increasing the probabilities...
7505893 Dialogue supporting apparatus  
A dialogue supporting apparatus is provided which carries out a trade-off between the speed of the translation process and the fluency of the translation result, in accordance with the contents of...
7502738 Systems and methods for responding to natural language speech utterance  
Systems and methods for receiving natural language queries and/or commands and execute the queries and/or commands. The systems and methods overcomes the deficiencies of prior art speech query and...
7502731 System and method for performing speech recognition by utilizing a multi-language dictionary  
The present invention comprises a system and method for speech recognition utilizing a multi-language dictionary, and may include a recognizer that is configured to compare input speech data to a...
7499858 Methods of information retrieval  
A method of information retrieval using a hybrid interface is provided. The method includes providing a graphical user interface having a plurality of views with a list of potential targets within...
7499859 Video device with voice-assisted system  
A video device with a voice-assisted system is provided by using a voice command to adjust the images. The voice-assisted system includes a voice recognition engine and a control unit. The voice...
7496514 Method and Apparatus for managing dialog management in a computer conversation  
A dialog management system functions to manage the dialog between a user of a computer system and one or more speech enabled software applications. The user provides spoken input to a microphone...
7493259 Method for accessing data via voice  
A method for providing access to data via a voice interface. In one embodiment, the system includes a voice recognition unit and a speech processing server that work together to enable users to...
7493251 Using source-channel models for word segmentation  
A method and apparatus for segmenting text is provided that identifies a sequence of entity types from a sequence of characters and thereby identifies a segmentation for the sequence of characters....
7490042 Methods and apparatus for adapting output speech in accordance with context of communication  
A technique for producing speech output in an automatic dialog system in accordance with a detected context is provided. Communication is received from a user at the automatic dialog system. A...
7486807 Image retrieving device, method for adding keywords in image retrieving device, and computer program therefor  
An image retrieving device for classifying and retrieving an image by detecting an object in the image and adding a keyword comprises an image storing section for storing the image which is...
7487088 Method and system for predicting understanding errors in a task classification system  
This invention concerns a method and system for monitoring an automated dialog system for the automatic recognition of language understanding errors based on a user's input communications. The...
7483833 Intelligent speech recognition with user interfaces  
The invention relates to a method, an apparatus, a Graphical User Interface and a computer program product for transforming speech to text. In a speech recognition step ( 100 ) a text is provided...
7480612 Word predicting method, voice recognition method, and voice recognition apparatus and program using the same methods  
A word predicting method for use with a voice recognition using a computer includes the steps of specifying a sentence structure of a history up to a word immediately before the word to be...
7475015 Semantic language modeling and confidence measurement  
A system and method for speech recognition includes generating a set of likely hypotheses in recognizing speech, rescoring the likely hypotheses by using semantic content by employing semantic...
7464022 Word processing with artificial language validation  
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for word processing. The techniques include receiving a word processing document that includes natural language...
7460996 Using strong data types to express speech recognition grammars in software programs  
In one embodiment, a system for interpretation of natural language inputs to natural language enabled applications has a grammar, a source file, and a speech recognizer. The grammar has a set of...
7454344 Language model architecture  
An architectural design is disclosed wherein a single reusable language model component is shared by multiple applications. The language model component is loaded once for a plurality of...
7451086 Method and apparatus for voice recognition  
A voice recognition system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a recognizer; a grammar operably coupled to the recognizer, the grammar defining utterances to be recognized; a...
7447637 System and method of processing speech within a graphic user interface  
According to the present invention, a method for integrating processes with a multi-faceted human centered interface is provided. The interface is facilitated to implement a hands free, voice...
7447638 Speech input disambiguation computing method  
According to the present invention, a method for integrating processes with a multi-faceted human centered interface is provided. The interface is facilitated to implement a hands free, voice...
7443960 Method and system for an automated departure strategy  
A method and system for an automated departure strategy from an automated system includes a track engine and an error engine. The track engine allows for the tracking and storing of one or more...
7433823 Speech input disambiguation computing system  
According to the present invention, a method for integrating processes with a multi-faceted human centered interface is provided. The interface is facilitated to implement a hands free, voice...
7430511 Speech enabled computing system  
According to the present invention, a method for integrating processes with a multi-faceted human centered interface is provided. The interface is facilitated to implement a hands free, voice...
7426469 Speech enabled computing method  
According to the present invention, a method for integrating processes with a multi-faceted human centered interface is provided. The interface is facilitated to implement a hands free, voice...
7424429 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and storage medium  
The correspondence between input fields and grammars is obtained (S 102 ), and a speech utterance example is displayed using a grammar corresponding to a portion (field) designated by an input...
7424428 Automatic dialog system with database language model  
An automatic dialog system for spoken inquiries into a database entry which contains several components available for inquiry, wherein speech recognition of a spoken utterance for inquiring into...
7421394 Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium, and program  
This invention has as its object to save labor time required for correction and adjustments when an error has occurred during either the recognition of input data or the process of the recognition...
7418387 Generic spelling mnemonics  
A system and method for creating a mnemonics Language Model for use with a speech recognition software application, wherein the method includes generating an n-gram Language Model containing a...
7418386 Method, apparatus and system for building a compact language model for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition (LVCSR) system  
According to one aspect of the invention, a method is provided in which a set of probabilistic attributes in an N-gram language model is classified into a plurality of classes. Each resultant class...
7418378 Method and apparatus for training and deployment of a statistical model of syntactic attachment likelihood  
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for improving the performance of a natural language parser. During training, natural language inputs are processed such that statistical...
7415406 Speech recognition apparatus, speech recognition method, conversation control apparatus, conversation control method, and programs for therefor  
An automatic conversation apparatus includes a speech recognizing unit receiving a speech signal and outputting characters/character string corresponding to the speech signal as a recognition...
7415411 Method and apparatus for generating acoustic models for speaker independent speech recognition of foreign words uttered by non-native speakers  
Acoustic models for speech recognition are automatically generated utilizing trained acoustic models from a native language and a foreign language. A phoneme-to-phoneme mapping is utilized to...