WO2012135218A2 - Combined activation for natural user interface systems - Google Patents

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WO2012135218A2
WO2012135218A2 PCT/US2012/030740 US2012030740W WO2012135218A2 WO 2012135218 A2 WO2012135218 A2 WO 2012135218A2 US 2012030740 W US2012030740 W US 2012030740W WO 2012135218 A2 WO2012135218 A2 WO 2012135218A2
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Madhusudan Chinthakunta
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  • a combined activation for a natural user interface may provide a multimodal natural user interface activation system that may use multiple modes to activate or operate an application.
  • natural user interface systems focus on a single mode of activation or operation. For example, a user activates an application by voice command or by tapping on a screen.
  • single mode activation of commands in conventional systems can be hypersensitive or prone to various types of inaccuracies, such as unintentional activation.
  • a user interaction activation may be provided.
  • a plurality of signals received from a user may be evaluated to determine whether the plurality of signals are associated with a visual display. If so, the plurality of signals may be translated into an agent action and a context associated with the visual display may be retrieved. The agent action may be performed according to the retrieved context and a result associated with the performed agent action may be displayed to the user.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an operating environment
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for providing a user-interaction activation
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a system including a computing device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • Spoken dialog systems enable people to interact with computers with their voice.
  • the primary component that drives the SDS may comprise a dialog manager: this component manages the dialog-based conversation with the user.
  • the dialog manager may determine the intention of the user through a combination of multiple sources of input, such as speech recognition and natural language understanding component outputs, context from the prior dialog turns, user context, and/or results returned from a knowledge base (e.g., search engine). After determining the intention, the dialog manager may take an action, such as displaying the final results to the user and/or continuing in a dialog with the user to satisfy their intent.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an operating environment 100 comprising a user 105, a server 107, a network 120, and a user device 130.
  • Server 107 may comprise a spoken dialog system (SDS 1 10, a personal assistant program 1 12, and/or a search agent 118).
  • SDS 1 10 may be operative to receive user phrases, queries, actions, and/or action requests via a network 120.
  • Network 120 may comprise a private network (e.g., a corporate intranet), a cellular network, and/or a public network such as the Internet.
  • Operating environment 100 may further comprise a plurality of data sources 150(A)-(C).
  • User device 130 may be operative to provide a displayed image 132 such as that associated with photos, videos, and/or games.
  • User device 130 may be coupled to a camera 135 that may be operative to record user 105 and capture motions and/or gestures made by user 105. User device 130 may be further operative to capture words spoken by user 105, such as by a microphone 137, and/or capture other inputs from user 105 such as by a keyboard and/or mouse (not pictured). Consistent with embodiments of the invention, camera 135 may comprise any motion detection device capable of detecting the movement of user 105. For example, camera 135 may comprise a Microsoft® Kinect® motion capture device comprising a plurality of cameras and a plurality of microphones.
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart setting forth the general stages involved in a method 200 consistent with an embodiment of the invention for providing personalization of a user query.
  • Method 200 may be implemented using a computing device 300 as described in more detail below with respect to FIG. 3. Ways to implement the stages of method 200 will be described in greater detail below.
  • Method 200 may begin at starting block 205 and proceed to stage 210 where computing device 300 may receive a plurality of signals from a user.
  • SDS 110 may receive a spoken query and identify a first gesture performed by user 105 by camera 135.
  • user may wave and say a command like 'hey xbox' .
  • Method 200 may then advance to stage 220 where computing device 300 may determine whether the signals are directed to the system.
  • user 105 pointing to the screen may comprise an activation gesture while user 105 walking past camera 135 may not. Consistent with embodiments of the invention, user 105 may define any gesture as an associated gesture. If the identified gesture and/or the speech signal is identified as not being directed to SDS 1 10, method 200 may end at stage 270.
  • method 200 may advance to stage 230 where computing device 300 may retrieve a context associated with a visual display.
  • metadata may be associated with a video stream providing information such as the title, actors, description, ratings, etc.
  • the context may be retrieved from one of data sources 150(A)-(C).
  • data source 150(A) may comprise a movie information website.
  • Method 200 may then advance to stage 240 where computing device 300 may translate the received signals into an agent action.
  • camera 135 may capture a pointing gesture of user 105 that may be operative to indicate a subset of the visual display. For example, there may be three actors in a current frame of a movie video, and the camera may identify which of the three actors user 105 is pointing to. This indication may be used to create an agent action in association with a speech query such as "Who is that actor?". The agent action may thus be able to selectively identify which of the three actors the user is indicating.
  • Method 200 may then advance to stage 250 where computing device 300 may perform the agent action according to the retrieved context and the received signals.
  • SDS 110 may retrieve a list of all actors in the displayed movie from data source 150(A), narrow the results to the three actors displayed at the time the signals were received, and identify the specific actor according to which one user 105 was pointing at.
  • Method 200 may then advance to stage 260 where computing device 300 may display a result associated with the performed query to the user. For example, a caption may be displayed on user device 130 providing the result of the query. Method 200 may then end at stage 270.
  • An embodiment consistent with the invention may comprise a system for providing a user-interaction activation.
  • the system may comprise a memory storage and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage.
  • the processing unit may be operative to receive a query from a user, retrieve a context associated with a visual display, perform the query according to the retrieved context, and display a result associated with the performed query to the user.
  • the visual display may comprise, for example, a still image, a video, and/or a game image.
  • Being operative to perform the query according to the retrieved context may comprise the processing unit being operative to narrow down a plurality of results to a subset of the plurality of results according to the retrieved context.
  • the processing unit may be further operative to receive a gesture from the user, update the retrieved context according to the gesture (e.g., a pointing gesture), and perform the query according to the updated context.
  • a gesture e.g., a pointing gesture
  • Being operative to update the retrieved context according to the pointing gesture may comprise the processing unit being operative to identify an element of the visual display indicated by the pointing gesture.
  • Another embodiment consistent with the invention may comprise a system for providing a user-interaction activation.
  • the system may comprise a memory storage and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage.
  • the processing unit may be operative to receive a request comprising a natural language phrase (e.g., a spoken phrase), retrieve a context associated with a visual display, identify a gesture performed by the user, perform an action associated with the request according to the retrieved context and the identified gesture, and provide a result associated with the performed action to the user.
  • a natural language phrase may comprise spoken and/or conversational grammar rather than a specially formatted query.
  • a comparable formatted query such as may be provided to a search engine may comprise "domain:imdb.com title: Inception time: 1 :32 'identify building' coordinates: 132,425.”
  • the visual display may comprise an image captured by a recording device associated with the user.
  • the user may take a digital picture with a camera and view the image.
  • the user's gesture may comprise an activation gesture.
  • user 105 may point directly at camera 135 to indicate that user 105 is about to issue a query and/or action.
  • Yet another embodiment consistent with the invention may comprise a system for providing a user-interaction activation.
  • the system may comprise a memory storage and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage.
  • the processing unit may be operative to receive a plurality of contemporaneous signals from a user, wherein at least one first signal comprises a speech signal received via at least one microphone and at least one second signal comprises a gesture received via the at least one camera, and determine whether the first gesture comprises an activation gesture plurality of signals are associated with directed to the system.
  • the processing unit may be operative to receive a query from the user, retrieve a context associated with a visual display, identify a second gesture received from the user via the camera, translate the plurality of signals into at least one agent action associated with the visual display, wherein the gesture comprises a pointing gesture operative to select a subset of the visual display, perform the query agent action according to the retrieved context and the identified second gesture and display a result associated with the performed query agent action to the user.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a system including computing device 300.
  • the aforementioned memory storage and processing unit may be implemented in a computing device, such as computing device 300 of FIG. 3. Any suitable combination of hardware, software, or firmware may be used to implement the memory storage and processing unit.
  • the memory storage and processing unit may be implemented with computing device 300 or any of other computing devices 318, in combination with computing device 300.
  • the aforementioned system, device, and processors are examples and other systems, devices, and processors may comprise the aforementioned memory storage and processing unit, consistent with embodiments of the invention.
  • computing device 300 may comprise operating environment 100 as described above. System 100 may operate in other environments and is not limited to computing device 300.
  • a system consistent with an embodiment of the invention may include a computing device, such as computing device 300.
  • computing device 300 may include at least one processing unit 302 and a system memory 304.
  • system memory 304 may comprise, but is not limited to, volatile (e.g., random access memory (RAM)), nonvolatile (e.g., read-only memory (ROM)), flash memory, or any combination.
  • System memory 304 may include operating system 305, one or more programming modules 306, and may include personal assistant program 1 12.
  • Operating system 305 for example, may be suitable for controlling computing device 300's operation.
  • embodiments of the invention may be practiced in conjunction with a graphics library, other operating systems, or any other application program and is not limited to any particular application or system. This basic configuration is illustrated in FIG. 3 by those components within a dashed line 308.
  • Computing device 300 may have additional features or functionality.
  • computing device 300 may also include additional data storage devices (removable and/or non-removable) such as, for example, magnetic disks, optical disks, or tape.
  • additional storage is illustrated in FIG. 3 by a removable storage 309 and a non-removable storage 310.
  • Computer storage media may include volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information, such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data.
  • System memory 304, removable storage 309, and non-removable storage 310 are all computer storage media examples (i.e., memory storage.)
  • Computer storage media may include, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, electrically erasable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store information and which can be accessed by computing device 300. Any such computer storage media may be part of device 300.
  • Computing device 300 may also have input device(s) 312 such as a keyboard, a mouse, a pen, a sound input device, a touch input device, etc.
  • Output device(s) 314 such as a display, speakers, a printer, etc. may also be included. The aforementioned devices are examples and others may be used.
  • Computing device 300 may also contain a communication connection 316 that may allow device 300 to communicate with other computing devices 318, such as over a network in a distributed computing environment, for example, an Intranet or the Internet.
  • Communication connection 316 is one example of communication media.
  • Communication media may typically be embodied by computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.
  • modulated data signal may describe a signal that has one or more characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal.
  • communication media may include wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, radio frequency (RF), infrared, and other wireless media.
  • RF radio frequency
  • computer readable media as used herein may include both storage media and communication media.
  • program modules and data files may be stored in system memory 304, including operating system 305.
  • programming modules 306 e.g., personal assistant program 112 may perform processes including, for example, one or more of method 200's stages as described above. The aforementioned process is an example, and processing unit 302 may perform other processes.
  • Other programming modules that may be used in accordance with
  • embodiments of the present invention may include electronic mail and contacts applications, word processing applications, spreadsheet applications, database
  • program modules may include routines, programs, components, data structures, and other types of structures that may perform particular tasks or that may implement particular abstract data types.
  • embodiments of the invention may be practiced with other computer system configurations, including hand-held devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor- based or programmable consumer electronics, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like.
  • Embodiments of the invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network.
  • program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
  • embodiments of the invention may be practiced in an electrical circuit comprising discrete electronic elements, packaged or integrated electronic chips containing logic gates, a circuit utilizing a microprocessor, or on a single chip containing electronic elements or microprocessors.
  • Embodiments of the invention may also be practiced using other technologies capable of performing logical operations such as, for example, AND, OR, and NOT, including but not limited to mechanical, optical, fluidic, and quantum technologies.
  • embodiments of the invention may be practiced within a general purpose computer or in any other circuits or systems.
  • Embodiments of the invention for example, may be implemented as a computer process (method), a computing system, or as an article of manufacture, such as a computer program product or computer readable media.
  • the computer program product may be a computer storage media readable by a computer system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process.
  • the computer program product may also be a propagated signal on a carrier readable by a computing system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process.
  • the present invention may be embodied in hardware and/or in software (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.).
  • embodiments of the present invention may take the form of a computer program product on a computer-usable or computer- readable storage medium having computer-usable or computer-readable program code embodied in the medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system.
  • a computer-usable or computer-readable medium may be any medium that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
  • the computer-usable or computer-readable medium may be, for example but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, device, or propagation medium. More specific computer-readable medium examples (a non-exhaustive list), the computer-readable medium may include the following: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), an optical fiber, and a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM).
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • EPROM or Flash memory erasable programmable read-only memory
  • CD-ROM portable compact disc read-only memory
  • the computer-usable or computer-readable medium could even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program is printed, as the program can be electronically captured, via, for instance, optical scanning of the paper or other medium, then compiled, interpreted, or otherwise processed in a suitable manner, if necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.

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