Business or personal listing search
First Claim
1. A method of searching a business listing with voice commands over the Internet, the method comprising:
- receiving, over the Internet, from a user terminal, a query spoken by a user, wherein the query spoken by the user includes a speech utterance representing a category of merchandize, a speech utterance representing a merchandize item, and a speech utterance representing a geographic location;
recognizing the geographic location with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the geographic location;
recognizing the category of merchandize with the speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the category of merchandize;
recognizing the merchandize item with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the merchandize item;
searching, with one or more processors, a business listing for businesses within or near the recognized geographic location to select businesses responsive to the query spoken by the user; and
sending to the user terminal information related to at least some of the responsive businesses.
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Abstract
A method of searching a business listing with voice commands includes receiving, over the Internet, from a user terminal, a query spoken by a user, which includes a speech utterance representing a category of merchandize, a speech utterance representing a merchandize item, and a speech utterance representing a geographic location. The method includes recognizing the geographic location with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the geographic location, recognizing the category of merchandize with the speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the category of merchandize, recognizing the merchandize item with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the merchandize item, searching a business listing for businesses within or near the recognized geographic location to select businesses responsive to the query spoken by the user, and sending to the user terminal information related to at least some of the responsive businesses.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of searching a business listing with voice commands over the Internet, the method comprising:
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receiving, over the Internet, from a user terminal, a query spoken by a user, wherein the query spoken by the user includes a speech utterance representing a category of merchandize, a speech utterance representing a merchandize item, and a speech utterance representing a geographic location; recognizing the geographic location with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the geographic location; recognizing the category of merchandize with the speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the category of merchandize; recognizing the merchandize item with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the merchandize item; searching, with one or more processors, a business listing for businesses within or near the recognized geographic location to select businesses responsive to the query spoken by the user; and sending to the user terminal information related to at least some of the responsive businesses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that when executed by at least some of the one or more processors effectuates operations comprising; receiving, over the Internet, from a user terminal, a query spoken by a user, wherein the query spoken by the user includes a speech utterance representing a category of merchandize, a speech utterance representing a merchandize item, and a speech utterance representing a geographic location; recognizing the geographic location with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the geographic location; recognizing the category of merchandize with the speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the category of merchandize; recognizing the merchandize item with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the merchandize item; searching a business listing for businesses within or near and the recognized geographic location to select businesses responsive to the query spoken by the user; and sending to the user terminal information related to at least some of the responsive businesses. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of searching a personal listing with voice commands over the Internet, the method comprising:
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receiving, over the Internet, from a user terminal, a query spoken by a user, wherein the query spoken by the user includes a speech utterance representing a category of people, a speech utterance representing a person, and a speech utterance representing a geographic location; recognizing the geographic location with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the geographic location; recognizing the category of people with the speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the category of people; recognizing the person with a speech recognition engine based on the speech utterance representing the person; searching, with one or more processors, a personal directory for people within or near the recognized geographic location to select people responsive to the query spoken by the user; and sending to the user terminal information related to at least some of the responsive people. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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