Title :
Dynamically generated follow-up questions
Author :
Moore, Johanna D. ; Mittal, Vibhu O.
Author_Institution :
Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Automatic text generators are at the heart of systems that provide users with information. The trick is getting the system to answer follow-up questions as naturally as possible. We have devised a direct manipulation interface that treats system-generated texts as structured objects that users can manipulate. With our interface, users select the portions of system-generated text that they don´t understand or want more information about, and the system provides a menu of questions to ask. Question menus, generated on the fly, take into account the user model, underlying knowledge base(s), and the prior discourse context
Keywords :
explanation; knowledge based systems; natural language interfaces; automatic text generators; direct manipulation interface; dynamically generated follow-up questions; information provision; knowledge base; prior discourse context; question menus; structured objects; system-generated texts; user model; Artificial intelligence; Context modeling; Database languages; Libraries; Natural languages; Process design; Process planning; Prototypes; Speech; Strategic planning;
