Patent ID: 7478171
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer readable medium embodying instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for providing conversational communication with entities in a network, the method comprising the steps of: establishing connection to a distributed network using a client device; obtaining, by the client device, from a server in the distributed network a list of one or more entities in the network and a description of one or more commands associated with the one or more entities that enable user interaction with the one or more entities in the distributed network, wherein the commands are written using an interaction-based programming language which is independent of user language, access channel, client device I/O (input/output) modality, regional settings and international settings; receiving as input, by the client device, a user gesture for communicating with a target entity; and processing, by the client device, the user gesture using transformation rules to map the user gesture to a relevant command of the one or more commands obtained from the server and invoking, by the client device, the relevant command on the target entity.