Yellowpages.com LLC

At&t Intellectual Property I, LP

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Jay Henry Lieske, Jr

Stephen Chappell

Patrick John Ehlen

Brant Jameson Vasilieff

Samantha Nebrich

Michael J Johnston

Jay Gordon Wilpon

Ethan Selfridge

Hyuckchul Jung

Man Tat Lam

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for processing audio. A system configured to practice the method monitors, via a processor of a computing device, an image feed of a user interacting with the computing device and identifies an audio start event in the image feed based on face detection of the user looking at the computing device or a specific region of the computing device. The image feed can be a video stream. The audio start event can be based on a head size, orientation or distance from the computing device, eye position or direction, device orientation, mouth movement, and/or other user features. Then the system initiates processing of a received audio signal based on the audio start event. The system can also identify an audio end event in the image feed and end processing of the received audio signal based on the end event.

System and method for enhancing speech activity detection using facial feature detection

Methods, systems, devices, and media for creating a plan through multimodal search inputs are provided. A first search request comprises a first input received via a first input mode and a second input received via a different second input mode. The second input identifies a geographic area. First search results are displayed based on the first search request and corresponding to the geographic area. Each of the first search results is associated with a geographic location. A selection of one of the first search results is received and added to a plan. A second search request is received after the selection, and second search results are displayed in response to the second search request. The second search results are based on the second search request and correspond to the geographic location of the selected one of the first search results.

System and method for creating and sharing plans through multimodal dialog

Methods, systems, devices, and media for creating a plan through multimodal search inputs are provided. A multimodal virtual assistant receives a first search request which comprises a geographic area. First search results are displayed in response to the first search request being received. The first search results are based on the first search request and correspond to the geographic area. Each of the first search results is associated with a geographic location. The multimodal virtual assistant receives a selection of one of the first search results, and adds the selected one of the first search results to a plan. A second search request is received after the selection, and second search results are displayed in response to the second search request being received. The second search results are based on the second search request and correspond to the geographic location of the selected one of the first search results.

Systems and methods are provided to specify a location of a planned event via a selection of a listing that has location information. For example, in response to a search request a listing may show a business entity at a geographic location; and the user may select the listing as a way to specify the location of a new event or an existing event. In some embodiments, one event can have multiple listings specifying multiple locations.

Systems and methods to plan events at different locations

Systems and methods are provided to facilitate search of listings of businesses according to opening date or age of the businesses at their current business locations. For example, a user may submit a search request for listings of new businesses (e.g., the businesses having the 'Grand Opening' status) at a location specified by the user.

Systems and methods to facilitate search of business entities

Systems and methods are provided to facilitate the presentation of listings according to levels of user interest in the listings. For example, statistics generated from tracking user interactions with the listings and/or other parameters can be used to measure or estimate a level of current user interest in a listing. Listings in search results can be presented in an order according to the levels of current user interest in the listings.

Systems and methods to present search results of business listings

Systems and methods sort location dependent information based on selecting multiple groups of information according to location, ordering the groups based on location, and ordering the information within the groups based on at least one or more other criteria. The size(s) of the areas used to select the groups may be predetermined, or dynamically determined (e.g., based on clustering of information along distance to a location of interest).

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Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Jay Henry Lieske, Jr