Abstract:
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for: determining, based on a participant-contributed message of a first message exchange thread accessible to a personal assistant module that is associated with a participant of the thread, one or more attributes of at least a first participant of the first message exchange thread; storing, by the personal assistant module, the one or more attributes in association with the first participant; forming, by the personal assistant module, a search query based on content of the first message exchange thread or content of a second message exchange thread involving the participant; obtaining, by the personal assistant module, content responsive to the search query; and incorporating, by the personal assistant module, into the first or second thread, message(s) associated with the responsive content. The search query includes one or more items selected based on the stored attribute(s) of the first participant.
Abstract:
Some implementations are directed to generating a personal database entry for a user based on free-form natural language input formulated by the user via one or more user interface input devices of a computing device of the user. The generated personal database entry may include one or more terms of the natural language input and descriptive metadata determined based on one or more terms of the natural language input and/or based on contextual features associated with receiving the natural language input. Some implementations are directed to generating, based on one or more personal database entries of a user, output that is responsive to further free-form natural language input of the user. For example, one or more entries that are responsive to further natural language input of the user can be identified based on matching content of those entries to one or more search parameters determined based on the further input.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically augmenting message exchange threads based on a detected tone of messages exchanged between participants. In various implementations, a message contributed to a message exchange thread involving one or more message exchange clients by a participant may be determined. In various implementations, an idle chatter score associated with the message may be calculated. In various implementations, either a conversational response to the message or content responsive to a search query generated based on the message may be selectively incorporated into the message exchange thread based at least in part on the idle chatter score. In some implementations, a search query suitability score associated with the message may also be calculated.
Abstract:
An assistant executing at one or more processors is described that receives an indication of an initial user input that is indicative of an initial conversation between a user and the assistant. The assistant parses the initial user input for an initial command and identifies an initial reference to personal information not previously associated with a value that is specific to the user. The assistant generates a personal record associated with the user that stores an indication of the personal information. The assistant receives an indication of a subsequent user input that is indicative of a subsequent conversation between the user and the assistant. The assistant parses the subsequent user input for a subsequent command and identifies a subsequent reference to the personal information stored at the personal record. The assistant executes the subsequent command based on the personal information stored at the personal record.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media related to interaction between a user and an automated assistant during a dialog between the user and the automated assistant. Some implementations are directed to adapting a graphical and/or audible presentation of search results provided by the automated assistant for presentation to the user. The adaptation may be in response to attribute(s), of one or more of the search results, referenced in spoken and/or typed textual input provided by the user during the dialog. Some of those implementations may enable a user to provide textual input to navigate the search results within the dialog and within resource and/or interface constraints associated with the dialog. Some of those implementations may additionally and/or alternatively enable adapting, based on textual input provided by a user to the automated assistant, when and/or whether search results having certain attributes are provided to the user by the automated assistant.
Abstract:
A method is performed at a server system having one or more processors and memory. The server receives a search query from a user and identifies a list of search results associated with the search query. Each search result has an initial position in the list. The server identifies a set of user-preferred search results that comprises search results in a search history of the user. Each of the user-preferred search results has been previously selected by the user for at least a predefined minimum number of times. The server identifies in the list of search results, one or more search results that are associated with at least one of the user-preferred search results and reorders the list of search results by moving each of the identified search results from its initial position by a non-zero offset. The server then provides the reordered list of search results to the user.