W3C

– DRAFT –
voice interaction

24 February 2021

Attendees

Present
bev, debbie, dirk, jimLarson, jon
Regrets
-
Chair
debbie
Scribe
ddahl

Meeting minutes

<BC> Hello

review Debbie's updates

https://github.com/w3c/voiceinteraction/commit/cd5aefa00cee887583e89d5aedc3158057224548

dirk: should say something about input and output of NLG, can make use of the context to determine best form of output

debbie: anything about "dialog"?

debbie: change "support" to "supply"

debbie: we'll talk about publishing next time (March 10)

debbie: brief definition of "data provider"

jim: examples of data providers?

dirk: could be a bank, temperature sensor, IoT thing
… we should add examples of data providers

bev: could be added to the use case

dirk: we could add that to the use case

debbie: external services

debbie: how is that different from a data provider?

dirk: it's a subset of data providers

jim: could make a change in the world, like send something to printer

<BC> relying parties too

debbie: IPA providers

debbie: external service, broader than data

dirk: services also executing

bev: are users included, or just services?

<BC> Users?

debbie: I think users are more at the beginning of the interaction

debbie: back to IPA providers

<BC> Ok

bev: need to make sure we define IPA's

dirk: IPA's that could forward requests to another IPA

dirk: request could be forwarded to Alexa

jon: or from Alexa to your bank

dirk: forwarding requests has been covered

jon: IPA's enable interactions by users

<BC> @jon +1

debbie: we should add acknowledgements before publishing

Action: debbie to make editorial changes that we've discussed

Action: jon, jim, bev to read and comment by March 8

debbie: then return to interfaces document, JSON version of EMMA

debbie: try to align ideas with OVN, since there is overlap?

jim: have whiteboard session to get together and chat about common ideas
… on Tuesdays

jon: could also be on another session or larger workshop

debbie: should focus on problems, not specific architectures

jon: there are two or three big questions -- e.g. how is a dialog shared between agents

jon: focus on one-two questions

jim: W3C seminar on how to voice applications work together

jim: focused W3C-like seminar, more whiteboard talks, visit to OVN regular meeting

debbie: start with whiteboard?

jon: jim and I will work offline

jim: what will happen after this document is published?

dirk: would like to see it reflected in IPA implementations

jim: this is meant to be an inspiration to developers
… we can give presentations, etc.

bev: information architecture community group
… several members are interested in helping

debbie: they could just join voice interaction
… bev can post to IA group

<BC> Thank you

debbie: link to the architecture document https://w3c.github.io/voiceinteraction/voice%20interaction%20drafts/paArchitecture-1-1.htm

Summary of action items

  1. debbie to make editorial changes that we've discussed
  2. jon, jim, bev to read and comment by March 8
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