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Multi-dimensional disambiguation of voice commands

US8626511B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2010
Grant dateJan 7, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/35
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing voice commands. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an audio signal at a server, performing, by the server, speech recognition on the audio signal to identify one or more candidate terms that match one or more portions of the audio signal, identifying one or more possible intended actions for each candidate term, providing information for display on a client device, the information specifying the candidate terms and the actions for each candidate term, receiving from the client device an indication of an action selected by a user, where the action was selected from among the actions included in the provided information, and invoking the action selected by the user.

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