Automated Conversation Assistance

• US 20130066634A1
• Filed: 03/13/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Soliman, Samir S., Sheth, Soham V., Raveendran, Vijayalakshmi R.
• Application Number:
  US13/419,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20130066634A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/337 Profile generation, learning or modification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/433 using audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/40 terminals with audio html browser
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4936 Speech interaction details speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for providing automated conversation assistance are presented. According to one or more aspects, a computing device may obtain user profile information associated with a user of the computing device, the user profile information including a list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previously captured speeches associated with the user. Subsequently, the computing device may select, based on the user profile information, one or more words from a captured speech for inclusion in a search query. Then, the computing device may generate the search query based on the selected one or more words.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining user profile information associated with a user, the user profile information including a list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previously captured speeches associated with the user;

selecting, based on the user profile information, one or more words from a captured speech for inclusion in a search query; and

generating the search query based on the selected one or more words.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prior to selecting one or more words, receiving audio data corresponding to the captured speech,

wherein the audio data is associated with one of a telephone call, a live presentation, a face-to-face discussion, a radio program, and a television program.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user profile information further includes a list of one or more words that have previously been searched by the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adding at least one word from the captured speech to the list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previous captured speeches.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user profile information includes information about a user'"'"'s occupation, education, or interests.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein selecting one or more words is also based on one or more words that have previously been searched by one or more other users having profile information similar to the user profile information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to generating the search query, executing the search query; and

causing results of the search query to be displayed to the user,

wherein the results include information about at least one topic included in the captured speech.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the results are displayed to the user in response to detecting that the captured speech has concluded.

9. At least one computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause at least one computing device to:

obtain user profile information associated with a user, the user profile information including a list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previously captured speeches associated with the user;

select, based on the user profile information, one or more words from a captured speech for inclusion in a search query; and

generate the search query based on the selected one or more words.

10. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 9, having additional computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, further cause the at least one computing device to:

prior to selecting one or more words, receive audio data corresponding to the captured speech,

wherein the audio data is associated with one of a telephone call, a live presentation, a face-to-face discussion, a radio program, and a television program.

11. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the user profile information further includes a list of one or more words that have previously been searched by the user.

12. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 9, having additional computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, further cause the at least one computing device to:

add at least one word from the captured speech to the list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previous captured speeches.

13. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the user profile information includes information about a user'"'"'s occupation, education, or interests.

14. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein selecting one or more words is also based on a list of keywords and an exclusion list that are defined based at least in part on one or more words that have previously been searched by one or more other users having profile information similar to the user profile information.

15. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 9, having additional computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, further cause the at least one computing device to:

in response to generating the search query, execute the search query; and

cause results of the search query to be displayed to the user,

wherein the results include information about at least one topic included in the captured speech.

16. The at least one computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the results are displayed to the user in response to detecting that the captured speech has concluded.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

obtain user profile information associated with a user, the user profile information including a list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previously captured speeches associated with the user;

select, based on the user profile information, one or more words from a captured speech for inclusion in a search query; and

generate the search query based on the selected one or more words.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to:

prior to selecting one or more words, receive audio data corresponding to the captured speech,

wherein the audio data is associated with one of a telephone call, a live presentation, a face-to-face discussion, a radio program, and a television program.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the user profile information further includes a list of one or more words that have previously been searched by the user.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to:

add at least one word from the captured speech to the list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previous captured speeches.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the user profile information includes information about a user'"'"'s occupation, education, or interests.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein selecting one or more words is also based on one or more words that have previously been searched by one or more other users having profile information similar to the user profile information.

23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to:

in response to generating the search query, execute the search query; and

cause results of the search query to be displayed to the user,

wherein the results include information about at least one topic included in the captured speech.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the results are displayed to the user in response to detecting that the captured speech has concluded.

25. A system comprising:

means for obtaining user profile information associated with a user, the user profile information including a list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previously captured speeches associated with the user;

means for selecting, based on the user profile information, one or more words from a captured speech for inclusion in a search query; and

means for generating the search query based on the selected one or more words.

26. The system of claim 25, further comprising:

means for receiving, prior to selecting one or more words, audio data corresponding to the captured speech,

wherein the audio data is associated with one of a telephone call, a live presentation, a face-to-face discussion, a radio program, and a television program.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the user profile information further includes a list of one or more words that have previously been searched by the user.

28. The system of claim 25, further comprising:

means for adding at least one word from the captured speech to the list of one or more words that have previously been detected in one or more previous captured speeches.

29. The system of claim 25, wherein the user profile information includes information about a user'"'"'s occupation, education, or interests.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein selecting one or more words is also based on a list of keywords and an exclusion list that are defined based at least in part on one or more words that have previously been searched by one or more other users having profile information similar to the user profile information.

31. The system of claim 25, further comprising:

means for executing the search query in response to generating the search query; and

means for causing results of the search query to be displayed to the user,

wherein the results include information about at least one topic included in the captured speech.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the results are displayed to the user in response to detecting that the captured speech has concluded.

33. A method comprising:

receiving audio data corresponding to a captured speech associated with a user;

based on the audio data, determining that the captured speech includes at least one word that has not been previously detected in one or more previously captured speeches associated with the user; and

in response to determining that the captured speech includes the at least one word, generating a search query that includes the at least one word.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

causing results of the search query to be displayed to the user.