METHOD FOR REFINING A SEARCH
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for refining a search comprising:
- receiving, using one or more computing devices, a first speech signal corresponding to a first utterance;
receiving a second speech signal corresponding to a second utterance, wherein the second utterance is a refinement to the first utterance;
identifying information associated with the first speech signal as first speech signal information;
identifying information associated with the second speech signal as second speech signal information;
determining a first quantity of search results based upon, at least in part, the first speech signal information;
determining a second quantity of search results based upon, at least in part, the second speech signal information;
comparing at least one of the first quantity of search results and the second quantity of search results with a quantity of search results from a combination of information of the first and second signals; and
determining an information gain from the comparison.
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Abstract
A method for refining a search is provided. Embodiments may include receiving a first speech signal corresponding to a first utterance and receiving a second speech signal corresponding to a second utterance, wherein the second utterance is a refinement to the first utterance. Embodiments may also include identifying information associated with the first speech signal as first speech signal information and identifying information associated with the second speech signal as second speech signal information. Embodiments may also include determining a first quantity of search results based upon the first speech signal information and determining a second quantity of search results based upon the second speech signal information. Embodiments may also include comparing at least one of the first quantity of search results and the second quantity of search results with a quantity of search results from a combination of information of the first and second signals and determining an information gain from the comparison.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for refining a search comprising:
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receiving, using one or more computing devices, a first speech signal corresponding to a first utterance; receiving a second speech signal corresponding to a second utterance, wherein the second utterance is a refinement to the first utterance; identifying information associated with the first speech signal as first speech signal information; identifying information associated with the second speech signal as second speech signal information; determining a first quantity of search results based upon, at least in part, the first speech signal information; determining a second quantity of search results based upon, at least in part, the second speech signal information; comparing at least one of the first quantity of search results and the second quantity of search results with a quantity of search results from a combination of information of the first and second signals; and determining an information gain from the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for refining a search comprising:
one or more computing devices configured to receive a first speech signal corresponding to a first utterance, the one or more computing devices further configured to receive a second speech signal corresponding to a second utterance, wherein the second utterance is a refinement to the first utterance, the one or more computing devices further configured to identify information associated with the first speech signal as first speech signal information and to identify information associated with the second speech signal as second speech signal information, the one or more computing devices further configured to determine a first quantity of search results based upon, at least in part, the first speech signal information and to determine a second quantity of search results based upon, at least in part, the second speech signal information, the one or more processors further configured to compare at least one of the first quantity of search results and the second quantity of search results with a quantity of search results from a combination of information of the first and second signals and to determine an information gain from the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a processor perform one or more operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving, using one or more computing devices, a first speech signal corresponding to a first utterance; receiving a second speech signal corresponding to a second utterance, wherein the second utterance is a refinement to the first utterance; identifying information associated with the first speech signal as first speech signal information; identifying information associated with the second speech signal as second speech signal information; determining a first quantity of search results based upon, at least in part, the first speech signal information; determining a second quantity of search results based upon, at least in part, the second speech signal information; comparing at least one of the first quantity of search results and the second quantity of search results with a quantity of search results from a combination of information of the first and second signals; and determining an information gain from the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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