MAINTENANCE OF CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION BETWEEN USER INTERACTIONS WITH VOICE ASSISTANT Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC G06F9/44 G06F16/00 G06F3/16 G06Q10/00 

FIELD: computer technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of computer technology for control of user equipment, using speech input. Contextual information related to interaction between a user and user equipment is received; speech input is received from the user through a conversational interface; speech input is processed for determination of a user’s intention associated with speech input, while the user’s intention is associated with a task parameter; and, upon determining that the user’s intention associated with speech input is related to activation of a software application installed in user equipment, the task parameter is changed based on the software application, the software application is activated in user equipment in an external way relatively to a graphic user interface including the conversational interface, while the software application is activated, using the changed task parameter, and a response is issued based on the user’s intention and contextual information.

EFFECT: increase in the accuracy of control of user equipment, using speech input.

24 cl, 5 tbl, 49 dwg