Challenges and research opportunities in ecommerce search and recommendations

M Tsagkias, TH King, S Kallumadi, V Murdock… - ACM Sigir Forum, 2021 - dl.acm.org
With the rapid adoption of online shopping, academic research in the eCommerce domain
has gained traction. However, significant research challenges remain, spanning from classic …

Virtual assistant conversations

FA Brown, TM Miller - US Patent 10,088,972, 2018 - Google Patents
Techniques and architectures for implementing a team of virtual assistants are described
herein. The team may include multiple virtual assistants that are configured with different …

Virtual assistant focused user interfaces

FA Brown, TM Miller, R Morris - US Patent 10,445,115, 2019 - Google Patents
Conversation user interfaces that are configured for virtual assistant interaction may include
contextual interface items that are based on contextual information. The contextual …

Conversational virtual healthcare assistant

FA Brown, MG Lawrence, VOB Morrison - US Patent 9,824,188, 2017 - Google Patents
A conversation user interface enables patients to better understand their healthcare by
integrating diagnosis, treatment, medication management, and payment, through a system …

Context-based virtual assistant conversations

F Brown, TM Miller, M Zartler, S Buzan - US Patent 10,109,297, 2018 - Google Patents
A virtual assistant may communicate with a user in a conversational manner based on
context. For instances, a virtual assistant may be presented to a user to enable a …

Virtual assistant team customization

FA Brown, TM Miller - US Patent 9,830,044, 2017 - Google Patents
Techniques and architectures for implementing a team of virtual assistants are described
herein. The team may include multiple virtual assistants that are configured with different …

Virtual assistant team identification

FA Brown, TM Miller - US Patent 9,823,811, 2017 - Google Patents
Techniques and architectures for implementing a team of virtual assistants are described
herein. The team may include multiple virtual assistants that are configured with different …

[图书][B] Spoken dialogue technology: toward the conversational user interface

MF McTear - 2004 - books.google.com
Spoken Dialogue Technology provides extensive coverage of spoken dialogue systems,
ranging from the theoretical underpinnings of the study of dialogue through to a detailed …

Method and system for virtual assistant conversations

DT Spohrer - US Patent 11,196,863, 2021 - Google Patents
Techniques and architectures for implementing a team of virtual assistants are described
herein. The team may include multiple virtual assistants that are configured with different …

How to find trouble in communication

A Batliner, K Fischer, R Huber, J Spilker, E Nöth - Speech communication, 2003 - Elsevier
Automatic dialogue systems used, for instance, in call centers, should be able to determine
in a critical phase of the dialogue––indicated by the customers vocal expression of …