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System and method for an N-best list interface

  • US 8,914,401 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2009
  • Issued: 12/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a search query, wherein the search query is;

    formatted according to a standard language for containing and annotating interpretations of user input, the standard language being different than a language the search query was recorded in; and

    based on a natural language spoken query from a user;

    retrieving an N-best list of recognition results based on the search query;

    transmitting the N-best list of recognition results to a plurality of user devices comprising a first user device and a second user device;

    after presenting the N-best list on the plurality of user devices, receiving disambiguation input from the first user device, the disambiguation input comprising a vocal disambiguation input and a gesture disambiguation input, the disambiguation input indicating an entry in the N-best list; and

    transmitting to the second user device additional information associated with the entry based on the disambiguation input;

    wherein the additional information is a map indicating an address for the entry.

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