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Contextual search using natural language

US10509829B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2015
Grant dateDec 17, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A context aware digital assistant supported on devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, wearable computing devices, personal computers (PCs), game consoles, and the like is configured with a natural language interface that enables a user to launch searches for content using contextual references such as time, date, event, location, schedule, activity, contacts, or device. The user can thus use natural language to express the context that is applicable to the sought-after content rather than having to formulate a query that uses a specific syntax. The digital assistant can comprehensively search for the content across applications (i.e., both first and third party applications), devices, and services.

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