Methods of information retrieval
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1. A method of information retrieval, comprising:
- parsing a plurality of documents into a hierarchical set of phrases, each of the plurality of documents including text;
tokenizing the phrases;
constructing a language model using the phrases;
constructing an index for the phrases;
receiving a spoken query;
ranking each of the plurality of documents based on the spoken query; and
updating a current view displayed to a user according to the ranking.
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Abstract
A method of information retrieval using a hybrid interface is provided. The method includes providing a graphical user interface having a plurality of views with a list of potential targets within each of the views, determining a selected view from a user selection of one of the views, translating a voice input into a query, and updating the selected view based on the query to assist in information retrieval.
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1. A method of information retrieval, comprising:
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parsing a plurality of documents into a hierarchical set of phrases, each of the plurality of documents including text; tokenizing the phrases; constructing a language model using the phrases; constructing an index for the phrases; receiving a spoken query; ranking each of the plurality of documents based on the spoken query; and updating a current view displayed to a user according to the ranking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of information retrieval, comprising:
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parsing a plurality of documents into a hierarchical set of phrases and tokenizing the phrases, each of the plurality of documents including text; adding at least one start phrase marker or end phrase marker and tokenizing the at least one start phrase marker or end phrase marker; constructing a language model and an index using the tokenized phrases and the tokenized at least one start or end phrase marker; receiving a spoken query from a user of an information retrieval system; retrieving one or more of the documents based on the user'"'"'s spoken query and by using the language model and the index; and displaying to the user an updated view that includes at least some of the one or more retrieved documents. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An information retrieval method, comprising:
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receiving a spoken query from a user of an information retrieval system, the system including a language model and an index constructed from tokenized phrases and at least one tokenized start phrase marker or end phrase marker, the phrases created by parsing a plurality of documents into a hierarchical set of phrases, each of the plurality of documents including text; retrieving one or more of the documents based on the user'"'"'s spoken query and by using the language model and the index; and displaying to the user an updated view that includes at least some of the one or more retrieved documents.
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