Method and apparatus for adding new vocabulary to interactive translation and dialogue systems

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for adding new vocabulary to interactive translation and dialog systems. In one embodiment, a method for adding a new word to a vocabulary of an interactive dialog includes receiving an input signal that includes at least one word not currently in the vocabulary, inserting the word into a dynamic component of a search graph associated with the vocabulary, and compiling the dynamic component independently of a permanent component of the search graph to produce a new sub-grammar, where the permanent component comprises a plurality of words that are permanently part of the search graph.

主权项

1. A method for adding a new word to a vocabulary of an interactive computing system comprising one or more computing devices, the method comprising, with the interactive computing system:
receiving a first input signal, the first input signal comprising speech; generating a recognition result comprising text corresponding to at least a portion of the input signal; with the recognition result, identifying a new word to add to the vocabulary of the interactive computing system, the vocabulary comprising a compiled component and an uninstantiated placeholder class in a search graph; instantiating the placeholder class with the new word; compiling the instantiated placeholder class independently of the compiled component of the vocabulary; receiving a second input signal, the second input signal comprising speech; and comparing the instantiated placeholder class to a portion of the second received input signal.