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Voice browser with weighting of browser-level grammar to enhance usability

US7302392B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2003
Grant dateNov 27, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2015/228
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system in the form of a voice command platform includes a voice browser and voice-based applications. The voice browser has global-level grammar elements and the voice applications have application-level grammar and grammar elements. A programming feature is provided by which developers of the voice applications can programmably weigh or weight global-level grammar elements relative to the application-level grammar or grammar elements. As a consequence of the weighting, a speech recognition engine for the voice browser is more likely to accurately recognize voice input from a user. The weighting can be applied on the application as a whole, or at any given state in the application. Also, the weighting can be made to the global level grammar elements as a group, or on an individual basis.

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