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Providing contextual information for spoken information

  • US 9,477,971 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2013
  • Issued: 10/25/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a computing device in a voice-based service to provide relevant promotional material based on spoken information, the method comprising:

  • receiving, for the voice-based service, a voice recording that is provided by a user using a mobile device;

    automatically transcribing the voice recording via speech-to-text translation in order to produce a text memo; and

    responding to the user by;

    analyzing contents of the text memo to identify an expression present in the text memo, the expression comprising at least one word and being associated with one or more pieces of promotional material;

    selecting a piece of promotional material relevant to the identified expression; and

    sending the selected piece of promotional material with a portion of the text memo to the user in an electronic message, wherein the user has previously registered with the voice-based service and provided the voice-based service with one or more electronic message addresses for the user to which the electronic message is sent.

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