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Context is important for AI applications that interact with users. This is true both for natural language interfaces as well as for multi-modal interfaces. In this paper, we consider aspects of context that are important in a multi-modal interface combining natural language and graphical input to describe locations. We have identified several aspects of contexts in our preliminary study. We describe them here and discuss plans for future work.
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Turner, E.H., Turner, R.M., Phelps, J., Neal, M., Grunden, C., Mailman, J. (1999). Aspects of Context for Understanding Multi-modal Communication. In: Bouquet, P., Benerecetti, M., Serafini, L., Brézillon, P., Castellani, F. (eds) Modeling and Using Context. CONTEXT 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1688. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48315-2_54
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