Rainier Patents, P.S.
Detecting actionable items in a conversation among participants
A computer-implemented technique is described herein for detecting actionable items in speech. In one manner of operation, the technique can include receiving utterance information that expresses at least one utterance made by one participant of a conversation to at least one other participant of the conversation. The technique can also include converting the utterance information into recognized speech information and using a machine-trained model to recognize at least one actionable item associated with the recognized speech information. The technique can also include performing at least one computer-implemented action associated the actionable item(s). The machine-trained model may correspond to a deep-structured convolutional neural network. The technique can produce the machine-trained model using a source environment corpus that is not optimally suited for a target environment in which the model is intended to be applied. The technique can provide adaptation techniques for adapting a source-environment model to better suit the target environment.
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Xiaodong Dilek Zeynep Yun-Nung
He Hakkani-Tur Chen