Telephone based search system
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1. A method to operate a telephone, comprising:
- receiving a search query from the telephone;
transmitting the search query to a search engine;
searching one or more taxonomic databases based on the search query;
returning a search result to display on the telephone;
selecting one search item and requesting a call back to the telephone.
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Abstract
A system includes a telephone coupled to a wide area network; and a server coupled to the telephone over the wide area network, the server receiving a search query from the telephone; the server searching one or more taxonomic databases based on the search query and returning a search result to display on the telephone.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to operate a telephone, comprising:
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receiving a search query from the telephone;
transmitting the search query to a search engine;
searching one or more taxonomic databases based on the search query;
returning a search result to display on the telephone;
selecting one search item and requesting a call back to the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a telephone; and
a plain old telephone service (POTS) or a public switched telephone network (PSTN) central office server coupled to the telephone, the server receiving a search query from the telephone;
the server searching one or more taxonomic databases based on the search query and returning a search result to the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a telephone;
a telephone jack coupled to the telephone and to a plain old telephone service (POTS) or a public switched telephone network (PSTN) land-line;
a server coupled to the POTS or PSTN, the server receiving a search query from the telephone;
the server searching one or more databases based on the search query and returning a search result to display on the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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