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Method and apparatus for providing an integrated speech recognition and natural language understanding for a dialog system

Patent number: 7249019

Abstract: An apparatus and a concomitant method for natural language understanding. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a new architecture that employs a sophisticated natural language understanding parser in conjunction with a speech recognition component and a VoiceXML application.

Type: Grant

Filed: August 6, 2002

Date of Patent: July 24, 2007

Assignee: SRI International

Inventors: Christopher Culy, David J. Israel, James F. Arnold