Unit V

Dialog Generation System

Arun Mishra
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Introduction
Dialog Generation system helps in enhancing
the ability of the user to utilize and get the
benefits from DSS.
Today it is expected that DSS is equipped with
easy-t0-use interface.
A dialog generation system deals with user
interface
 User Interface (UI)
The concept of user interface deals with all those
techniques that specify how a software and a user
communicate.
The user interface includes hardware (physical) and
software (logical) components.
User interfaces exist for various systems, and provide a
means of INPUTS and OUTPUTS
The user interface encompasses the following:
Screen design
Data display methodologies
Help screen formats
Error display formats
Report generation methodologies
Various input/output devices handling
INTERFACE STYLES
Various interface styles have evolved over a period
of time. These are described as
Command Language/Line
Menus Interface
Icon Based System/ Graphical Interface
Hypertext and Hypermedia Based System
Voice/Speech Based Systems
Natural Language Based Systems
1:Command Language
This was the oldest method of interaction
between the computer and human beings.
The user were expected to know the
commands for working and provide them in
appropriate sequence.
The software developed was not user friendly
and help was minimal as the users were
computer literate.
Also know as Command line.
2:Menus Interface
Menus help the user to navigate through the
software.
In this user selects from a list of possible
choices of the task or function to be performed.
Whenever a menu is displayed, and as the user
navigates through the same, a small help
statement is provided, which tells the person
what item will do.
Menus can become tedious and time
consuming
3: Icon Based/ Graphical Interface
This is the most common and prevalent
method for interaction.
In this, the complete menus are displayed as
icons and using the input device mouse, the
icons are selected.
For this, the software developers will have to
design necessary icons for various tasks that
are to be done and provide a detailed method for
installing the same in the system.
In this user has direct control of visible
objects
4:Hypertext /Hypermedia Based
System
The success of icon-based manipulation system
had led to the development of hypertext and
hypermedia based systems.
A typical example of a HBS is found in the Help
Routines in WINDOWS.
All important topics are underlined.
This indicates that further help is available for
those topics.
When those topics are clicked, new windows
describing the commands and topic opens up.
When audio and video interface to hypertext are
provided, they are called Hypermedia.
6: Voice/Speech Based Systems
This artificial intelligence based concept is
slowly picking up and it is expected that within a
decade, commercial systems based on voice
recognition will be available.
The process of speech recognition:
Capture the audio signals,
Frees it from noise,
Analyses the voice for frequency patterns,
Carries out the process of comparison.
7: Natural Language Based Systems
Present day computer interface for querying
database are well-structured and expect the
user to be proficient in Structured Query
Language (SQL).
Guidelines for dialog & UI design
Identical terminology in Menus, prompts & help
screens
Provide informative feedback
Provide shortcuts for frequent users
Provide simple error recovery
Permit easy reversal of Actions
Support Internal Locus of Control
Reduce Information Load
Any Questions?