Dialogue management in a home machine environment : linguistic components over an agent architecture

Abstract

This paper presents the main characteristics of an Agent-based Architecture for the design and implementation of a Spoken Dialogue System. From a theoretical point of view, the system is based on the Information State Update approach, in particular, the system aims at the management of Natural Command Language Dialogue Moves in a Home Machine Environment. Specifically, the paper is focused on the Natural Language Understanding and Dialogue Management Agents, and discusses their integration over a global agent architecture (which includes Action and Knowledge Managers, Speech Input/Output components and HomeSetup controllers).