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Web triggered word set boosting for speech interfaces to the world wide web

  • US 5,819,220 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1996
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for user speech actuation of access to information stored in a computer system, the method comprising:

  • storing the information in a memory of the computer system;

    displaying a selected subset of the information via the computer on a display viewable by the user;

    forming a web triggered word set from a portion of the information stored in the computer, including a plurality of individual words contained in the displayed subset;

    receiving a speech input comprising one or more spoken words from the user;

    performing a speech recognition process based on the speech input from the user to determine statistically a set of probable words based on the speech input of the user, including;

    processing the input speech in accordance with a set of language/acoustic model and speech recognition search parameters which produce probability scores for at least individual words;

    modifying the language/acoustic model and speech recognition search parameters dynamically using the web triggered word set to boost the probability score of at least individual ones of the probable words; and

    updating the display to display a new subset of the information in accordance with the set of probable words determined from the speech recognition search as modified using the web-triggered word set.

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