Publications
The Representation and Use of Focus in a System for Understanding Dialogs
Jun, 1977
Journal
SRIPublication
Abstract
As a dialog progresses, the objects and actions that are most relevant to the conversation, and hence in the focus of attention of the dialog participants, change. This paper describes a representation of focus for language understanding systems, emphasizing its use in understanding task-oriented dialogs.
Focus Areas:
Computing
Divisions:
Information + Computing Sciences
Centers + Labs:
Artificial Intelligence Center 
