Method for voice recognition
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1. A method for voice recognition, comprising:
- providing a database including information for a plurality of streets, the streets being characterized by respective street names and street types;
providing a voice input including a street name information and a street type information;
recognizing a given street type by processing the voice input;
selecting streets having the given street type from the database; and
recognizing a street name of at least one of the streets selected from the database by processing the voice input.
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Abstract
A voice recognition method that is used for finding a street uses a database including information about a plurality of streets. The streets are characterized by respective street names and street types. A user provides a voice input for the street that the user tries to find. The voice input includes a street name and a street type. The street type is recognized by processing the voice input. Streets having the recognized street type are then selected from the database and a street name of at least one of the streets selected from the database is recognized by processing the voice input.
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1. A method for voice recognition, comprising:
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providing a database including information for a plurality of streets, the streets being characterized by respective street names and street types;
providing a voice input including a street name information and a street type information;
recognizing a given street type by processing the voice input;
selecting streets having the given street type from the database; and
recognizing a street name of at least one of the streets selected from the database by processing the voice input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for finding information in a database, comprising:
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storing street information in a database, the street information including a street name and a street type for each of a plurality of streets;
eliminating streets from the database that are remote from a given location;
recognizing a given street type by processing a voice input;
eliminating streets from the database that have a street type different from the given street type; and
subsequently recognizing a street name by matching at least one phoneme recognized in the voice input to at least one phoneme characterizing respective streets that have not been eliminated from the database.
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