Multimodal search query processing

• US 20070061335A1
• Filed: 02/03/2006
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blue Hills Series 95 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: Jumptap Incorporated (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ramer, Jorey, Doughty, Dennis, Soroca, Adam
• Application Number:
  US11/347,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061335A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3322 using system suggestions G06F16/3325 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3332 Query translation
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

Improved capabilities are described for receiving a non-text based information request from a mobile communication facility, transforming the non-text based information request into a text based search query, and presenting a search result to the mobile communication facility based on the text based search query.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a non-text based information request from a mobile communication facility;

transforming the non-text based information request into a text based search query; and

presenting a search result to the mobile communication facility based on the text based search query.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-text based information request is a voice based search query.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-text based information request is a camera based search query.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-text based information request is a mouse based search query.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-text based information request is a sensor based search query.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-text based information request is a time based search query.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-text based information request is a location based search query.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-text based information request is a RFID tag based search query.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-text based information request is a bar code based search query.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transforming is accomplished at least in part on the mobile communication facility.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transforming is accomplished at least in part on a server.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the text based search query comprises a disambiguated search query.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of presenting the search results comprises presenting at least one suggested search query.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one suggested search query is a plurality of suggested search queries.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one suggested search query is a refined search query.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least on suggested search query is a disambiguated search query.

33. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication facility is a phone.

34. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication facility is a cellular phone.

35. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication facility is a mobile phone.

36. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication facility is a GSM phone.

17. A system comprising:

a receiving facility adapted to receive a non-text based information request from a mobile communication facility;

a transforming facility adapted to transform the non-text based information request into a text based search query; and

a presenting facility adapted to present a search result to the mobile communication facility based on the text based search query.

26. The system of claim 17, wherein the step of transforming is accomplished at least in part on the mobile communication facility.

27. The system of claim 17, wherein the step of transforming is accomplished at least in part on a server.

29. The system of claim 17, wherein the step of presenting the search results comprises presenting at least one suggested search query.

18-25. -25. (canceled)

28. (canceled)

30-32. -32. (canceled)