A prototype conversational agent embedded in Android-based mobile phones

This paper reports certain aspects of the design and implementation of a prototype conversational agent embedded in Android-based mobile phones. The embedded conversational agent is intended to enable a speech-based interface between the user and the mobile phone, and thus to make the use of the phone more intuitive for nontechnical users. The interaction domain is basic handling of the textual messages and call history. The paper discusses and illustrates the implementation aspects of loading the data from the mobile phone and their representation in the prototype system, and the design aspects of a dialogue strategy.