MOBILE DEVICE RETRIEVAL AND NAVIGATION

• US 20110126146A1
• Filed: 11/22/2010
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerence Operating Company (Cerence Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Meurs, Pim Van, Samuelson, Mark, Longe, Michael R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,825,694 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/777
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access

Abstract

In one general aspect, information is presented to a user by receiving a first input from a user and structuring the first input as a first stem. A separator is received designating subsequently-received input as a second input. The second input is received and the second input is structured as a second stem. The first stem and the second stem are related to a library of candidates. One or more results are rendered in response to relating the first stem and the second stem to the library of candidates and the user is enabled to select from among the one or more results.

Claims

1-27. -27. (canceled)

28. A method of presenting information to a user, the method comprising:

receiving one or more ambiguous inputs that may be resolved to one of at least two disambiguated characters;

analyzing the ambiguous inputs;

generating results that reflect disambiguated terms related to the ambiguous inputs;

sorting the results into two or more predetermined types of data or applications, the results representing one or more applications available for launch in response to user selection of one or more of the results;

rendering a tabbed user interface including multiple tabs that each correspond to the two or more predetermined types of data or applications;

rendering the results using the tabbed user interface in a manner enabling the user to perceive which of the results are rendered responsive to a selection of a selected tab on the tabbed user interface, further including rendering an action as an object in the results, the rendered object corresponding to a command accessible through a menu system; and

enabling the user to select an aspect of the results to invoke an operation.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein rendering the tabbed user interface includes rendering a default icon that a user may select a default mode for input.

30. The method of claim 28 wherein rendering the tabbed user interface includes rendering a disambiguation icon that the user may select to use a disambiguation mode for input.

31. The method of claim 30 wherein rendering the disambiguation icon includes launching a code segment that uses predictive software to enable identification of a letter with a single key tap when selected.

32. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

accessing an audio dictionary of terms related to the results;

receiving one or more audio inputs;

analyzing the audio inputs using the audio dictionary; and

revising the results in response to analyzing the audio inputs.

33. The method of claim 28 wherein rendering the results using the tabbed user interface includes generating a tab for one of the predetermined types of data or applications that is included in the results.

34-62. -62. (canceled)

63. A system that presents information to a user, the system including instructions encoded on a non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive one or more ambiguous inputs that may be resolved to one of at least two disambiguated characters;

analyze the ambiguous inputs;

generate results that reflect disambiguated terms related to the ambiguous inputs;

sort the results into two or more predetermined types of data or applications, the results representing one or more applications available for launch in response to user selection of one or more of the results;

render a tabbed user interface including multiple tabs that each correspond to the two or more predetermined types of data or applications;

render the results using the tabbed user interface in a manner enabling the user to perceive which of the results are rendered responsive to a selection of a selected tab on the tabbed user interface, further including rendering an action as an object in the results, the rendered object corresponding to a command accessible through a menu system; and

enable the user to select an aspect of the results to invoke an operation.

64. The system of claim 63 wherein rendering the tabbed user interface includes rendering a default icon that enables a user to select a default mode for input.

65. The system of claim 63 wherein rendering the tabbed user interface includes rendering a disambiguation icon that enables a user to select a disambiguation mode for input.

66. The system of claim 65 wherein rendering the tabbed user interface includes launching a code segment that uses predictive software to enable identification of a letter with a single key tap when selected.

67. The system of claim 63 wherein the system is structured and arranged to:

access an audio dictionary of terms related to the results;

receive one or more audio inputs;

analyze the audio inputs using the audio dictionary;

and revise the results in response to analyzing the audio inputs.

68. The system of claim 63 wherein rendering the results using the tabbed user interface includes generating a tab for one of the predetermined types of data or applications that is included in the results.

69-71. -71. (canceled)

72. A system that presents information to a user, the system comprising:

means for receiving one or more ambiguous inputs that may be resolved to one of at least two disambiguated characters;

means for analyzing the ambiguous inputs;

means for generating results that reflect disambiguated terms related to the ambiguous inputs;

means for sorting the results into two or more predetermined types of data or applications, the results representing one or more applications available for launch in response to user selection of one or more of the results;

means for rendering a tabbed user interface including multiple tabs that each correspond to the two or more predetermined types of data or applications;

means for rendering the results using the tabbed user interface in a manner enabling the user to perceive which of the results are rendered responsive to a selection of a selected tab on the tabbed user interface, further including rendering an action as an object in the results, the rendered object corresponding to a command accessible through a menu system; and

means for enabling the user to select an aspect of the results to invoke an operation.

73-74. -74. (canceled)