Query disambiguation using environmental audio
US11238863B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/223
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method, including: capturing, using at least one sensor of an information handling device, environmental audio; receiving, at an audio capture device associated with the information handling device, a user query, wherein the user query comprises at least one deictic term; disambiguating, using a processor and by analyzing the captured environmental audio, the user query; and providing, based on the disambiguating, a response to the user query. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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