Challenges and Opportunities in Understanding Spoken Queries Directed at Modern Entertainment Platforms
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Abstract
Modern in-home entertainment platforms---representing the evolution of the humble television of yesteryear---are packed with features and content: they offer a dizzying array of programs spanning hundreds of channels as well as a catalog of on-demand programs offering tens of thousands of options. Furthermore, the entertainment platform may serve as an in-home hub, providing capabilities ranging from playing music to controlling the home security system. At a high level, our goal is to provide natural speech-based access to these myriad features as an alternative to physical button entry on a remote control.
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DOI:10.1145/3331184
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