User speech interfaces for interactive media guidance applications
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Abstract
A user speech interface for interactive media guidance applications, such as television program guides, guides for audio services, guides for video-on-demand (VOD) services, guides for personal video recorders (PVRs), or other suitable guidance applications is provided. Voice commands may be received from a user and guidance activities may be performed in response to the voice commands.
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172 Claims
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1-154. -154. (canceled)
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155. A method for providing user-specific features in an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
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receiving a voice command from a user; determining an identity of the user based on the voice command; and in response to determining the identity of the user, measuring audience information for media content by automatically using demographic data for the identified user. - View Dependent Claims (156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163)
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164. A system for providing user-specific features in an interactive media guidance application, comprising:
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a microphone; a user output device comprising a display device and a speaker; and an interactive media guidance application implemented at least partially on local processing circuitry and configured to; receive a voice command from the microphone; determine an identity of the user based on the voice command; and in response to determining the identity of the user, measure audience information for media content by automatically using demographic data for the identified user. - View Dependent Claims (165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172)
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