Methods and systems for searching utilizing acoustical context
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1. A system for contextual-based searching comprising:
- one or more devices configured to collect at least one audio stream;
one or more sensors for acquiring sensor data related to an environment proximate to one or more of the devices, wherein the one or more sensors are integral or operatively coupled to the one or more devices and include a temperature sensor, a biometric sensor, an image sensor, a light detection sensor, a proximity sensor, a gravity detection sensor, a magnetic field detection sensor, an electrical field detection sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure senor, a humidity sensor, a moisture sensor, a toxin detection senor, a nutrient detection sensor, an eye-tracker, a pheromone detection sensor, or a combination thereof; and
a contextual search system including;
a data analyzer configured to receive the at least one audio stream and the sensor data from among the one or more devices and to determine contextual information from the received at least one audio stream and the sensor data;
a classifier that transcribes the at least one audio stream and detects an event in the at least one transcribed audio stream;
a search engine configured to perform a search of at least one search term using the contextual information and the detected event to produce a search result,wherein, in response to the search result, a sensor module is activated and at least one further audio stream is collected by the one or more devices by utilizing the sensor module; and
wherein the contextual search system determines an effectiveness of the search result based on the at least one further audio stream.
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Abstract
Systems, controllers and methods for contextual-based searching are provided. A system includes one or more devices configured to collect at least one audio stream and a contextual search system. The contextual search system includes a data analyzer and a search engine. The data analyzer is configured to receive the at least one audio stream from among the one or more devices and to determine contextual information from the received at least one audio stream. The search engine is configured to perform a search of at least one search term using the contextual information, to produce a search result.
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1. A system for contextual-based searching comprising:
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one or more devices configured to collect at least one audio stream; one or more sensors for acquiring sensor data related to an environment proximate to one or more of the devices, wherein the one or more sensors are integral or operatively coupled to the one or more devices and include a temperature sensor, a biometric sensor, an image sensor, a light detection sensor, a proximity sensor, a gravity detection sensor, a magnetic field detection sensor, an electrical field detection sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure senor, a humidity sensor, a moisture sensor, a toxin detection senor, a nutrient detection sensor, an eye-tracker, a pheromone detection sensor, or a combination thereof; and a contextual search system including; a data analyzer configured to receive the at least one audio stream and the sensor data from among the one or more devices and to determine contextual information from the received at least one audio stream and the sensor data; a classifier that transcribes the at least one audio stream and detects an event in the at least one transcribed audio stream; a search engine configured to perform a search of at least one search term using the contextual information and the detected event to produce a search result, wherein, in response to the search result, a sensor module is activated and at least one further audio stream is collected by the one or more devices by utilizing the sensor module; and wherein the contextual search system determines an effectiveness of the search result based on the at least one further audio stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A controller for contextual-based searching, the controller configured to interact with one or more devices, each device of the one or more devices having at least a communication capability for interchanging information with at least one of others of the one or more devices, the controller or a communication system, at least one of the one or more of the devices or the controller configured to collect at least one audio stream and sensor data proximate to the one or more of the devices or the controller, the controller comprising:
- a contextual search system including;
a data analyzer configured to receive the at least one audio stream and the sensor data from among at least one of the one or more devices or the controller and to determine contextual information from the received at least one audio stream and the sensor data, a classifier that transcribes the at least one audio stream and detects an event in the at least one transcribed audio stream; a search engine configured to perform a search of at least one search term using the contextual information and the detected event to produce a search result, wherein, in response to the search result, a sensor module is activated and at least one further audio stream is collected by the one or more devices by utilizing the sensor module, and wherein the contextual search system determines an effectiveness of the search result based on the at least one further audio stream. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for contextual-based searching comprising:
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collecting at least one audio stream from one or more devices; collecting sensor data from the one or more devices; determining, by a data analyzer, contextual information from the at least one audio stream and the sensor data received from the one or more devices; transcribing the at least one audio stream and detecting an event in the at least one transcribed audio stream; performing, by a search engine, a search of at least one search term using the contextual information and the detected event to produce a search result; wherein the contextual information is used to disambiguate a search intent of the search term; activating, in response to the search result, a sensor module; collecting, in response to the search result, at least one further audio stream from the one or more devices by utilizing the sensor module; and determining an effectiveness of the search result based on the at least one further audio stream. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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