Librairie de widgets dialogiques pour un agent conversationnel assistant

ABSTRACT

This paper describes a library of Dialogical Widget for a mediator architecture. It provides a development framework for software designers willing to include a conversational assistant agent.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
        I.2.11 Distributed Artificial Intelligence
            Subjects: Multiagent systems

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
        D.2.11 Software Architectures
            Subjects: Domain-specific architectures
      D.2.2 Design Tools and Techniques
          Subjects: Software libraries

  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces

General Terms:
Design

Keywords:
active mediator representation, conversational agents, generic architecture for dialogical systems