Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Loic Deniel

Zhaowei Charlie Jiang

Greg D Schechter

Graham Arthur Wheeler

Lawrence Brian Ripsher

Nicolas Mai

Didier Coussemaeker

Sameer Bhangar

Severan Sylvain Jean-Michel Rault

Marc Benjamin Phillips

Roman Waupotitsch

Hui Leng Caren Quah

Hoon Kong

Jason Peter Johnson

Narayan Krishnamoorthy

Ty Long Na

Systems and methods for responding to an audio query are presented. More particularly, vocalization nuances of a vocalized search query (audio query) are identified are utilized in responding to the audio query. In addition to converting the audio query to a textual representation, vocalization nuances of the audio query are identified. Search results are identified according to the textual representation of the audio query and in light of the vocalization nuances. A search results presentation is prepared in response to the audio query, where the search results presentation is based on the identified search results and also based on the vocalization nuances. The search results presentation is returned in response to the audio query.

Search results using intonation nuances

Providing context to a target minimizes the amount of information that a user must input. Context transfer pages receive context and reformat for the target. Selection of links to such pages provide context which is then reformatted and provided to the target to pre-populate information for the user. A return link can be specified to enable the target to return further context upon user interaction completion. The return link can specify further context transfer pages which can use the returned context to direct the performance of convenience actions, including invoking other applications on the user's computing device and entering information into them. The context transfer pages can themselves collect information from the user to provide appropriate interfaces without requiring resource investment from the target.

Automated target specific format conversion of context information from a user query

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