Methods and systems for enabling speech-based internet searches
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1. A method for enabling a speech-based, Internet search comprising:
- generating cohorts;
generating a language;
generating a merged grammar from the cohorts and language.
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Abstract
Merged “grammars” derived from statistical indicators (e.g., N-grams and cohorts) are used to enable speech-based, Internet searches.
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1. A method for enabling a speech-based, Internet search comprising:
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generating cohorts;
generating a language;
generating a merged grammar from the cohorts and language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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17. A method for enabling a speech-based, Internet search comprising comparing a phoneme associated with a spoken word against a merged grammar.
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23. A system for enabling a speech-based, Internet search comprising:
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a cohort generator adapted to generate cohorts;
a language generator adapted to generate a language; and
a merging unit adapted to generate a merged grammar from the cohorts and language.
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38. A system for enabling a speech based, Internet search comprising:
a recognition unit adapted to compare a phoneme associated with a spoken word against a merged grammar.
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52. A programmed medium adapted to:
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generate cohorts;
generate a language; and
generate a merged grammar from the cohorts and language. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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68. A programmed medium adapted to:
- compare a phoneme associated with a spoken word against a merged grammar.
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74. A grammar database comprising:
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one or more words or phonemes;
a probability value associated with each of the one or more of the words or phonemes; and
a pointer associated with each of the one or more words or phonemes. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A database comprising one or more web site indices associated with one or more pointers.
- 83. A database comprising one or more web site addresses associated with one or more web site indices.
- 85. A database comprising synonyms of words or phonemes.
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