COLLECTION AND USE OF SIDE INFORMATION IN VOICE-MEDIATED MOBILE SEARCH
First Claim
1. A method of performing a search originating from a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from the mobile device that includes a representation of an utterance from a user of the mobile device, wherein the utterance includes a search request;
using speech recognition software to convert the search request into a text search request;
extracting side information contained within the received signal, wherein the side information is represented implicitly within the received signal;
using the extracted side information to assign the user of the mobile device to a user category;
sending the text search request and the user category to one or more content providers;
receiving from the one or more content providers content that is responsive to the text search request and the user category; and
sending search results to the mobile device, wherein the search results are based on the received content from the one or more content providers.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing voice-mediated search capability to a mobile communications device involve receiving a signal from the mobile device that includes a representation of a spoken search request from a user of the mobile device, using speech recognition software to convert the search request into a text search request, extracting side information contained implicitly within the received signal, using the extracted side information to assign the user to a category, sending the text search request and the user category to content providers, receiving from the content providers content that is responsive to the text search request and the user category, and sending to the mobile device search results that are based on content from content providers. The methods and systems further involve sending searches and user categories to advertising providers, and sending advertisements returned by the advertising providers to the mobile device along with the search results.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing a search originating from a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from the mobile device that includes a representation of an utterance from a user of the mobile device, wherein the utterance includes a search request; using speech recognition software to convert the search request into a text search request; extracting side information contained within the received signal, wherein the side information is represented implicitly within the received signal; using the extracted side information to assign the user of the mobile device to a user category; sending the text search request and the user category to one or more content providers; receiving from the one or more content providers content that is responsive to the text search request and the user category; and sending search results to the mobile device, wherein the search results are based on the received content from the one or more content providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of performing a search originating from a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from the mobile device that includes a representation of an utterance from a user of the mobile device, wherein the utterance includes a search request; using speech recognition software to convert the spoken search request into a text search request; extracting side information contained within the received signal, wherein the side information is represented implicitly within the received signal; using the extracted side information to assign the user of the mobile device to a user category; sending the text search request to one or more content providers; sending the text search request and the user category to one or more advertising providers; receiving from the one or more content providers search results, the search results including a plurality of items that are responsive to the text search request; receiving from the one or more advertising providers one or more advertisements that are based at least in part on the text search request and on the user category; and sending at least one of the plurality of items and at least one of the advertisements to the mobile device.
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15. A server system comprising a processor system and a memory system, the memory system including instructions which, when executed on the processor system cause the server system to:
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receive a signal from a mobile device that includes a representation of an utterance from a user of the mobile device, wherein the utterance includes a search request; recognize the search request within the utterance; convert the recognized search request into a text search request; extract side information contained within the received signal, wherein the side information is represented implicitly within the received signal; use the extracted side information to assign the user of the mobile device to a user category; send the text search request and the user category to one or more content providers; receive from the one or more content providers content that is responsive to the text search request and the user category; and send search results to the mobile device, wherein the search results are based on the received content from the one or more content providers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A server system comprising a processor system and a memory system, the memory system including instructions which, when executed on the processor system cause the server system to:
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receive a signal from a mobile device that includes a representation of an utterance from a user of the mobile device, wherein the utterance includes a search request; recognize the search request within the utterance; convert the recognized search request into a text search request; extract side information contained within the received signal, wherein the side information is represented implicitly within the received signal; use the extracted side information to assign the user of the mobile device to a user category; send the text search request to one or more content providers; send the text search request and the user category to one or more advertising providers; receive from the one or more content providers search results, the search results including a plurality of items that are responsive to the text search request; receive from the one or more advertising providers one or more advertisements that are based at least in part on the text search request and on the user category; and send at least one of the plurality of items and at least one of the advertisements to the mobile device.
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