Methods and systems for enabling speech-based internet searches using phonemes
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1. A system comprising:
- a memory storing a merged grammar based on the contents of a plurality of web sites;
a recognition unit for making a comparison between a phoneme associated with a spoken word and the merged grammar; and
a generating unit operatively connected to said recognition unit for generating a list of web site addresses based on the outcome of the comparison.
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Abstract
Merged “grammars” derived from statistical indicators (e.g., N-grams and cohorts) are used to enable speech-based, Internet searches.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a memory storing a merged grammar based on the contents of a plurality of web sites; a recognition unit for making a comparison between a phoneme associated with a spoken word and the merged grammar; and a generating unit operatively connected to said recognition unit for generating a list of web site addresses based on the outcome of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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providing a merged grammar; comparing a phoneme associated with a spoken word against the merged grammar; enabling a speech-based Internet search based on the comparison; and generating a web site address correlated to the spoken word. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for enabling a speech-based Internet search, comprising:
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a memory storing a merged grammar; and a recognition unit for comparing a phoneme associated with a spoken word against the merged grammar, wherein the memory includes a grammar database storing the merged grammar, the database comprising; one or more words or phonemes; a probability value associated with each of the one or more of the words or phonemes; a pointer associated with each of the one or more words or phonemes; one or more web site indices associated with each pointer; and one or more web site addresses associated with each index. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to carry out a method comprising:
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accessing a stored merged grammar; comparing a phoneme associated with a spoken word against the merged grammar; and generating a web site address correlated to the spoken word. - View Dependent Claims (20, 22, 23)
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21. The computer readable recording medium as in claim further for generating information correlated to the spoken word.
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