DETERMINING USER INTENT BASED ON ONTOLOGIES OF DOMAINS Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC G06F9/44 G06F17/30 G06F3/16 G06Q10/00 

FIELD: physics, computer engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to computer engineering and specifically to automated intelligent assistant systems. Disclosed is method of operating an automated intelligent assistant. The method is carried out in an electronic device having a processor and memory which stores instructions for execution by the processor. The processor executes instructions on which a plurality of predefined domains is stored, each representing a respective area of service offered by the automated intelligent assistant. Each predefined domain is associated with at least one task flow specifying steps for performing a respective task in the predefined domain. Further, the method includes obtaining a text string derived from a user request, the text string including at least one or more words derived from a speech input received from a user. The method also includes identifying a relevant domain for the user request from said plurality of predefined domains.

EFFECT: automating interaction of a user with an electronic device through an automated intelligent assistant.

12 cl, 50 dwg, 5 tbl