Application (pre-grant publication)
Multi-Party Conversational Agent
- Number
- 20210312916
- Published
- 2021-10-07
- Filed
- 2020-04-03
- Assignee
- DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC.
- Inventors
- Kennedy; James R., Martinez Palacios; Victor R,
- CPC
- G06N5/046; G06F9/4812; G06N5/04; G06Q10/10; G10L15/22; G06F3/167
- Verdict
- Low Notable software
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
The keeper's note
Multi-party conversational AI agent, interactive character tech.
Abstract
A multi-party conversational agent includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to identify a first predetermined expression for conversing with a group of people, and to have a group conversation, using the first predetermined expression, with at least some members of the group.
Background
BACKGROUND
Advances in artificial intelligence have led to the development of a variety of devices providing one of several dialogue-based interfaces, such as GOOGLE HOME(TM), AMAZON ALEXA(TM), and others.
Claims
1. A multi-party conversational agent comprising: a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory; a software code stored in the memory; the hardware processor configured to execute the software code to: identify a first predetermined expression for conversing with a group of people; have a group conversation, using the first predetermined expression, with at least some members of the group; identify, while having the group conversation, a second predetermined expression for having a dialog with at least one member of the group; and interrupt the group conversation to have the dialogue, using the second predetermined expression, with the at least one member of the group. ||
11. A method for use by a multi-party conversational agent including a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code, the method comprising: identifying a first predetermined expression for conversing with a group of people; having a group conversation with at least some members of the group; identifying, while having the group conversation, a second predetermined expression for having a dialogue with at least one member of the group; and interrupting the group conversation to have the dialogue with the at least one member of the group.