MULTIMODAL SEARCH RESPONSE

• US 20160171122A1
• Filed: 12/10/2014
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Tonshal, Basavaraj, Mitra, Pramita, Chen, Yifan
• Application Number:
  US14/565,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20160171122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90332 Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90335 Query processing

Abstract

A received search query is provided via one of text input and speech input. At least one search topic is identified based on the received search query. The at least one search topic is submitted to a plurality of content databases. Each of the content databases stores a type of content different from any of the other content databases. Received identifying information for at least one content item from at least one of the content databases is displayed. A content item selected according to the displayed identifying information is provided to a user.

Claims

1. A system comprising a computing device that includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the computing device is programmed to:

determine that a received search query is provided via one of text input and speech input;

identify at least one search topic based on the received search query;

submit the at least one search topic to a plurality of content databases, each of the content databases storing a type of content different from any of the other content databases;

display received identifying information for at least one content item from at least one of the content databases; and

providing to a user a content item selected according to the displayed identifying information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer is further programmed to perform a semantic analysis of the search query to determine the at least one search topic.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the type of content associated with the each of the content databases includes at least one of text, images, audio, and video.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer is further programmed to determine that input of the search query is complete before identifying the at least one search topic.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote server that is programmed to receive the search query in a speech file, and to return a text string representing the search query to the computing device.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a portable user device communicatively coupled to the computing device, wherein the portable user device is programmed to receive input for the search query, and to provide the input to the computing device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer is further programmed to provide the selected content item by at least one of playing the selected content item and displaying the selected content item.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a portable user device communicatively coupled to the computing device, wherein the computer is further programmed to provide the selected content item by transmitting the selected content item to the portable user device, and the portable user device is programmed to perform at least one of playback and display of the selected content item.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote server that at least one of includes and is communicatively coupled to at least one of the databases.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is installed in a vehicle.

11. A method, comprising:

determining that a received search query is provided via one of text input and speech input;

identifying at least one search topic based on the received search query;

submitting the at least one search topic to a plurality of content databases, each of the content databases storing a type of content different from any of the other content databases;

displaying received identifying information for at least one content item from at least one of the content databases; and

providing to a user a content item selected according to the displayed identifying information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising performing a semantic analysis of the search query to determine the at least one search topic.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the type of content associated with the each of the content databases includes at least one of text, images, audio, and video.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining that input of the search query is complete before identifying the at least one search topic.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving, in a remote server, the search query in a speech file, and returning a text string representing the search query.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising, in a portable user device, receiving input for the search query, and transmitting the input.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing the selected content item by at least one of playing the selected content item and displaying the selected content item.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing the selected content item to a portable user device by transmitting the selected content item to the portable user device, wherein the portable user device is programmed to perform at least one of playback and display of the selected content item.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein a remote server is at least one of includes and is communicatively coupled to at least one of the databases.

20. The method of claim 11, implemented in a computing device that is installed in a vehicle.