Title: ETUDE, a Recursive Dialog Manager with Embedded User Interface Patterns

Authors: Roberto Pieraccini, Sasha Caskey, Krishna Dayanidhi, Rob Carpenter, Michael Phillips

Abstract: In this paper we describe ETUDE, a dialog manager that sup-ports recursive descriptions of the dialog flow in spoken dialog applications. We also introduce the notion of user interface patterns, i.e. those dialog patterns that are frequently used in applications. We then describe how these patterns can be built into the dialog manager engine in order to facilitate the design and development of complex applications.

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