Conversational Agent Synthesis for Real-Time Task Personalization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing task-oriented conversational agents face challenges in adapting to new user utterances and tasks during runtime, requiring significant lag times for modifications, inefficiencies in user interactions due to multiple separate software agents, and inability to personalize tasks to user preferences without human intervention.

Innovation Solution

A system that trains a language model to translate natural language inputs into software agent code, allowing real-time synthesis of new software agents based on user preferences and commands, eliminating the need for human intervention during runtime or design phases.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate software agents are used to handle different tasks, then task specialization is improved, but system complexity and user interaction inefficiency worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetask specializationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple separate software agents into a single unified conversational agent that can dynamically generate and coordinate multiple specialized sub-agents. This reduces overall system complexity while maintaining task specialization capabilities through the parent agent's ability to decompose complex tasks and manage multiple sub-agents as needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified conversational agent serves multiple functions: it acts as a general-purpose interface for users, dynamically creates specialized sub-agents for specific tasks, and coordinates their interactions. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for users to interact with multiple separate agents while preserving task specialization through dynamic sub-agent generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If software agents are modified during runtime to adapt to new user utterances, then adaptability is improved, but development time and human intervention requirements worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveruntime adaptabilityVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The conversational agent implements self-service by automatically analyzing new user utterances, generating appropriate software agents or modifying existing ones, and deploying updates without human intervention. The system uses machine learning models to autonomously adapt to new tasks and user preferences, eliminating the need for manual programming or configuration during runtime.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-training machine learning models on diverse task scenarios before runtime. This preparation enables the agent to quickly adapt to new user utterances during runtime by leveraging pre-learned patterns and knowledge, reducing the time required for runtime modifications while maintaining high adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If personalized tasks are implemented based on user preferences, then user experience is improved, but system complexity and personalization requirements worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidpersonalization system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by personalizing specific task execution parameters and behaviors based on individual user preferences, rather than requiring complete system customization. The conversational agent analyzes user preferences and applies personalized adjustments to relevant aspects of task execution, maintaining simplicity while improving user experience through targeted personalization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

4Productivity

If real-time synthesis of software agents is implemented, then productivity is improved, but computational resources and processing time requirements worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetask execution speedVSAvoidcomputational resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by synthesizing only the specific software agents needed for current user tasks rather than generating complete agent systems in advance. The conversational agent dynamically creates minimal necessary agents based on real-time task requirements, reducing computational overhead while maintaining high productivity through on-demand agent synthesis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12555571B2Synthesis of personalized conversational automation agents
Publication Date: 2026.02.17 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for software agent synthesis is provided. The present invention may include generating one or more training examples from historical data and software agents; training, using the on the one or more training examples, a language model to synthesize a software agent based on a natural language input from a user; monitoring, using one or more input devices, for one or more natural language user inputs; responsive to identifying one or more natural language user inputs, synthesizing, using the trained language model, one or more software agents based on the one or more natural language user inputs; execute the one or more new software agents to carry out one or more tasks invoked by the one or more natural language user inputs.