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Abstract
【解決手段】例示的な方法が、1つまたは複数のプロセッサにおいて実行されるコンピュータによるアシスタントによって、コンピューティングデバイスにおいて話された発話の表現を受け取るステップと、発話に基づいて複数のエージェントからエージェントを選択するステップであって、複数のエージェントが、1つまたは複数のファーストパーティエージェントおよび複数のサードパーティエージェントを含む、ステップと、選択されたエージェントがファーストパーティエージェントを含むとの判定に応じて、複数の音声から予約された音声を選択するステップと、発話を満足させるために選択された音声を使用して合成されたオーディオデータを出力するステップとを含む。
【選択図】図1
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本出願は、2016年10月3日に出願した米国特許仮出願第62/403,665号の利益を主張するものであり、この仮出願の内容全体は、参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
て、エージェントのエントリポイントは、エージェントのリソースアドレスまたはその他の引数(argument)である可能性がある。
110 コンピューティングデバイス
112 ユーザインターフェースデバイス(UID)
114 ユーザインターフェース
120 ユーザインターフェース(UI)モジュール
122 アシスタントモジュール
122A ローカルアシスタントモジュール
122B リモートアシスタントモジュール
124 エージェントインデックス
124A エージェントインデックス
124B エージェントインデックス
128 モジュール
128a ローカル3Pエージェントモジュール
128b 3Pエージェントモジュール、リモート3Pエージェントモジュール
128Ab~128Nb モジュール
130 ネットワーク
170 3Pエージェントサーバシステム
180 検索サーバシステム
182 検索モジュール
210 コンピューティングデバイス
212 ユーザインターフェースデバイス(UID)
220 UIモジュール
222 アシスタントモジュール
224 エージェントインデックス
227 エージェント選択モジュール
228 ローカル3Pエージェントモジュール
230 コンテキストモジュール
240 プロセッサ
282 検索モジュール
322 アシスタントモジュール
324 エージェントインデックス
327 エージェント選択モジュール
330 コンテキストモジュール
331 エージェント精度モジュール
340 プロセッサ
342 通信ユニット
348 ストレージデバイス
350 通信チャネル
360 アシスタントサーバシステム
382 検索モジュール
428 3Pエージェントモジュール
440 プロセッサ
442 通信ユニット
448 ストレージ構成要素、ストレージデバイス
450 通信チャネル
470 3Pエージェントサーバシステム
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前記発話に基づいて複数のエージェントからエージェントを選択するステップであって、前記複数のエージェントが、1つまたは複数のファーストパーティエージェントおよび複数のサードパーティエージェントを含む、ステップと、
前記選択されたエージェントがファーストパーティエージェントを含むとの判定に応じて、複数の音声から予約された音声を選択するステップと、
前記発話を満足させるために、前記選択された音声を使用して、前記コンピューティングデバイスの1つまたは複数のスピーカによる再生のために、合成されたオーディオデータを出力するステップと
を含む方法。
前記コンピューティングデバイスにおいて話された第2の発話の表現を受け取るステップと、
前記第2の発話に基づいて前記複数のエージェントから第2のエージェントを選択するステップと、
前記選択された第2のエージェントがサードパーティエージェントを含むとの判定に応じて、前記予約された音声以外の前記複数の音声からの音声を選択するステップと、
前記第2の発話を満足させるために前記選択された音声を使用して合成されたオーディオデータを出力するステップと
をさらに含む請求項1に記載の方法。
前記予約された音声以外の前記複数の音声からの音声を使用して、前記検索結果の第1のサブセットを表す合成されたオーディオデータを出力するステップと
をさらに含み、前記発話を満足させるために、前記選択された音声を使用して、前記合成されたオーディオデータを出力するステップが、
前記予約された音声を使用して、前記検索結果の第2のサブセットを表す合成されたオーディオデータを出力することを含む請求項1または請求項2に記載の方法。
実行されるときに、前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサに、請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の方法を実行させる命令を含む少なくとも1つのメモリと
を含むコンピューティングデバイス。
少なくとも1つのプロセッサと、
実行されるときに、前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサに、請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の方法を実行させる命令を含む少なくとも1つのメモリと
を含むコンピューティングシステム。
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