Dialogue System Based on EDECÁN Architecture

Abstract

Interactive and multimodal interfaces have been proved of help in human-machine interactive systems such as dialogue systems. Facial animation, specifically lips motion, helps to make speech comprehensible and dialogue turns intuitive. The dialogue system under consideration consists of a stand that allows to get current and past news published on the Internet by several newspapers and sites, and also to get information about the weather, initially of Spanish cities, although it can be easily extended to other cities around the world. The final goal is to provide with valuable information and entertainment to people queuing or just passing around. The system aims, as well, at disabled people thanks to the different multi-modal input/outputs taken into consideration. In this work are described the diferent modules that are part of the dialogue system. These modules where developed under EDECÁN architecture specifications.