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System, method, and technique for identifying a spoken utterance as a member of a list of known items allowing for variations in the form of the utterance

US7725309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2006
Grant dateMay 25, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L15/22
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An application-specific dictionary is provided that includes a plurality of entries, where each entry matches to one or more items that comprise one or more records of a record store. For at least some of the plurality of entries, each entry has multiple phonetic representations, including one or more phonetic representations that are at least one of (i) an abbreviation of that entry, or (ii) a null use of the entry when that entry is combined with another entry.

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