US 11,699,194 B2
User controlled task execution with task persistence for assistant systems
Xiaohu Liu, Bellevue, WA (US); Zhiguang Wang, Bellevue, WA (US); and Rajen Subba, San Carlos, CA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/742,668.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/923,342, filed on Oct. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0117479 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 40/30 (2020.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 40/205 (2020.01); G06F 40/242 (2020.01); G06N 3/04 (2006.01); G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G10L 15/32 (2013.01); G06F 40/253 (2020.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 16/9032 (2019.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); G06V 10/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 51/212 (2022.01); H04L 67/75 (2022.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 16/332 (2019.01); G06F 40/35 (2020.01); G06K 9/62 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G10L 15/06 (2013.01); G10L 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 18/2321 (2023.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); G06N 3/047 (2023.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06F 40/56 (2020.01); H04L 51/18 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04L 51/222 (2022.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01); G06Q 10/109 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 50/01 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 9/453 (2018.02); G06F 9/485 (2013.01); G06F 9/4881 (2013.01); G06F 9/547 (2013.01); G06F 16/3329 (2019.01); G06F 16/90332 (2019.01); G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G06F 18/2321 (2023.01); G06F 40/205 (2020.01); G06F 40/242 (2020.01); G06F 40/253 (2020.01); G06F 40/30 (2020.01); G06F 40/35 (2020.01); G06F 40/56 (2020.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); G06N 3/047 (2023.01); G06N 3/0454 (2013.01); G06N 3/0472 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/109 (2013.01); G06V 10/255 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06V 40/25 (2022.01); G10L 15/063 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2013.01); G10L 15/16 (2013.01); G10L 15/1815 (2013.01); G10L 15/1822 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G10L 15/32 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 51/212 (2022.05); H04L 51/222 (2022.05); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/75 (2022.05); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06V 20/41 (2022.01); G06V 40/174 (2022.01); G06V 2201/10 (2022.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); G10L 2015/227 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising, by one or more computing systems:
receiving, from a client system associated with a user, a first user request to execute a first task comprising one or more sub-tasks;
receiving, from the client system, a second user request to suspend the first task;
storing a dialog state for the first task in response to the second user request, wherein the dialog state comprises results of executed sub-tasks and a status indicating the first task is suspended;
receiving a third user request;
determining, based on a current dialog state and user interactions with the computing systems with respect to one or more entities associated with the first task, that the third user request is a request to resume the suspended first task;
accessing the dialog state for the first task; and
sending, to the client system, instructions for presenting a prompt to resume the first task.