The Conversational Interface Talking to Smart Devices /

• Main Authors: McTear, Michael (Author), Callejas, Zoraida (Author), Griol, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Engineering.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computational linguistics.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Language Translation and Linguistics.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the conversational interface, which is becoming the main mode of interaction with virtual personal assistants, smart devices, various types of wearables, and social robots. The book consists of four parts: Part I presents the background to conversat...