VOICE-BASED MOBILE SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A voice-based mobile search apparatus, comprising:
- a voice recognition unit for recognizing a user'"'"'s voice transferred through a mobile terminal to receive a query;
a status information collection unit for collecting status information of the mobile terminal and profile information of the user;
an answer search unit for searching a knowledge base DB based on the query to extract short answers matching the query; and
an answer provision unit for processing the short answers in conformity with the status information of the mobile terminal and the profile information of the user to provide the processed short answers.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a voice-based mobile search apparatus and method, and, more particularly, to a voice-based mobile search apparatus and method, which can present optimized search results suitable for a mobile status while allowing a user to conveniently use a search service in a mobile environment. The voice-based mobile search apparatus according to the present invention includes a voice recognition unit for recognizing a user'"'"'s voice transferred through a mobile terminal and then receiving a query. A status information collection unit collects status information of the mobile terminal and profile information of the user. An answer search unit searches a knowledge base based on the query, and extracts short answers matching the query. An answer provision unit processes the short answers in conformity with the status information of the mobile terminal and the profile information of the user, and provides the processed short answers.
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16 Claims
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1. A voice-based mobile search apparatus, comprising:
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a voice recognition unit for recognizing a user'"'"'s voice transferred through a mobile terminal to receive a query; a status information collection unit for collecting status information of the mobile terminal and profile information of the user; an answer search unit for searching a knowledge base DB based on the query to extract short answers matching the query; and an answer provision unit for processing the short answers in conformity with the status information of the mobile terminal and the profile information of the user to provide the processed short answers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A voice-based mobile search method, comprising:
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recognizing a user'"'"'s voice transferred through a mobile terminal and then receiving a query; collecting status information of the mobile terminal and profile information of the user; searching a knowledge base DB based on the query, and extracting short answers matching the query; and processing the short answers in conformity with the status information of the mobile terminal and the profile information of the user, and providing the processed short answers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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