Multi-User Multimodal Request Fusion for Coordinated Commands

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current digital services struggle to manage multimodal interactions from multiple users simultaneously, particularly when users are distributed across different sites, leading to complex and inefficient command processing.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for generating an enriched request based on the interpretation of multimodal human-machine interactions from multiple users, utilizing user identification, contextual information, and temporal coordination to synchronize and merge signals from different users, enabling the formulation of explicit and inclusive commands.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If separate interpretation modules are used for each user, then user-specific interaction accuracy is improved, but system complexity and processing overhead increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser-specific interaction interpretation accuracyVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple user-specific interpretation modules into a single centralized interpretation module that processes interactions from multiple users. This consolidation reduces system complexity while maintaining the ability to accurately interpret user-specific interactions through contextual information and user identification mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The centralized interpretation module is designed to handle interactions from multiple users universally, adapting its interpretation based on user identification and contextual information. This multi-functional approach allows a single module to replace multiple specialized modules, reducing complexity while preserving user-specific accuracy.

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

2Measurement precision

If multiple separate interpretation modules are deployed for multi-user support, then user-specific command accuracy is improved, but processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommand interpretation accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By combining multiple interpretation functions into a single centralized module, the system processes multiple users' interactions simultaneously rather than sequentially through separate modules, reducing overall processing time while maintaining accuracy through user-specific contextual handling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary user identification and contextual information retrieval before interpretation, allowing the centralized module to quickly adapt its processing to each user's specific needs without requiring separate pre-processing pipelines for each user.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system processes multimodal interactions from multiple users simultaneously, then collaborative interaction capability is improved, but system complexity and synchronization requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-user collaborative interaction capabilityVSAvoidsynchronization and coordination complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The centralized interpretation module acts as an intermediary that receives, coordinates, and synthesizes multimodal interactions from multiple users. It manages the complexity of synchronization and coordination internally, presenting a simplified interface for collaborative interaction processing while maintaining accuracy through user-specific contextual information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Measurement precision

If user-specific interpretation modules are used, then personalized command accuracy is improved, but scalability to additional users deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized command interpretation accuracyVSAvoidsystem scalability
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The centralized interpretation module is designed with universal capabilities to handle interactions from any number of users through user identification and contextual information retrieval. This architecture allows the system to scale to additional users without requiring deployment of new specialized modules, maintaining personalized accuracy through adaptive processing.

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

Data Source

PatentEP4286998B1Multi-user multi-modal interaction fusion
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 ORANGE SA
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AI summary

A method for processing a request from a digital service in an interactive environment, the method comprising: generating an enriched request based on an interpretation of signals received from a multimodal set of human-machine interactions resulting from human-machine interactions (300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370) arising from coordinated actions of a plurality of distinct users in the interactive environment, each human-machine interaction, considered individually, being indicative only of a simple request, the enriched request triggering the emission of at least one command (700, 710).