There are provided a system and method for providing information using a
spoken dialogue interface. The system includes a speech recognizer for
transforming voice signals into sentences; a sentence analyzer for
analyzing the sentences by their structural elements; a dialogue manager
for extracting information on speech acts or intentions from the
structural elements, and generating information on system's speech acts
or intentions for a response to the extracted information on speech acts
or intentions; a sentence generator for generating sentences based on the
information on the system's speech acts or intentions for the response; a
speech synthesizer for synthesizing the generated sentences into voices;
an information extractor for extracting information required for the
response from the Internet in real time; and a user modeling means for
analyzing and classifying users' tendencies. Information demanded by a
user can be detected in real time and provided through a voice interface
with versatile and familiar dialogues based on the user's tendencies.