Systems and methods are provided for rendering modality-independent scripts (e.g., intent-based markup scripts) in a multi-modal environment, whereby a user can interact with an application using a plurality of modalities (e.g., speech and GUI) with I/O events being automatically synchronized over the...http://www.google.de/patents/US7020841?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7020841 - System and method for generating and presenting multi-modal applications from intent-based markup scripts