Method for interacting with users of speech recognition systems
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1. A computer implemented method for interacting with a user via a speech-based user interface, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring spoken input from a user in a form of a phrase of one or more words;
determining, using a plurality of different domains, whether the phrase is a query or a command; and
retrieving and presenting relevant items from a plurality of databases if the phrase is the query; and
otherwiseperforming an operation if the phrase is a command, and wherein all possible items form a set of items, and further comprising;
grouping items in the set into subsets of items, in which each subset of items forms one of the plurality of domains;
retrieving the items from one or more of the plurality of domains in response to the query; and
selecting a particular domain as most relevant to the query if the retrieved items are least likely to have been obtained by random draw from the entire set of items.
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A computer implemented method facilitates a user interaction via a speech-based user interface. The method acquires spoken input from a user in a form of a phrase of one or more words. It further determines, using a plurality of different domains, whether the phrase is a query or a command. If the phrase is the query the method retrieves and presents relevant items from a plurality of databases. If the phrase is a command, the method performs an operation.
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1. A computer implemented method for interacting with a user via a speech-based user interface, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring spoken input from a user in a form of a phrase of one or more words; determining, using a plurality of different domains, whether the phrase is a query or a command; and retrieving and presenting relevant items from a plurality of databases if the phrase is the query; and
otherwiseperforming an operation if the phrase is a command, and wherein all possible items form a set of items, and further comprising; grouping items in the set into subsets of items, in which each subset of items forms one of the plurality of domains; retrieving the items from one or more of the plurality of domains in response to the query; and selecting a particular domain as most relevant to the query if the retrieved items are least likely to have been obtained by random draw from the entire set of items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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