Abstract: A command generation system for issuing commands to an actor of a utility system, industrial system or communication network implements an Intent-based Network and comprises a first interface operative to receive natural language input that specifies a task to be executed, one or several processing modules operative to perform a stateful intent resolution process to determine a user's intent expressed by the natural language input and to generate at least one command based on the determined intent, and a second interface operative to issue the at least one command to the actor to cause execution of the task in the utility system, industrial system or communication network.

Abstract: To initiate an action in a utility system, industrial system, or communication network, information on a freehand user input captured using an input device is processed to identify at least one action to be performed. A management or control system of the utility system, industrial system, or communication network is caused to execute the at least one network action.