Google Inc.

Bevocal, Inc.

Mark D Womack

Juliana Tsang

Jasper S Lin

Yu-Kuan Lin

Ilya Firman

Sheng-chi Hsieh

David P Conway

Ficus Kirkpatrick

Christian Sonntag

Michael Morrissey

Jonathan Brunsman

Paul Montoy-Wilson

Pierre Delisle

Peisun Wu

Dianne K Hackborn

Richard G Cannings

Sheng-Chi Hsieh

Karl Rosaen

Sanjay Jeyakumar

Devesh Parekh

Lisa Guerra

John E Fitzpatrick

In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining a version of a software application targeted for a computing device. The method includes receiving, at an application marketplace system and from a user associated with a computing device that operates remotely from the application marketplace system, a request that corresponds to a software application distributed by the application marketplace system, the software application having multiple versions on the application marketplace system. The method also includes determining one or more device attributes that are associated with the computing device, and identifying a particular version of the software application, from among the multiple versions on the application marketplace system, that is targeted for the computing device based on the device attributes. The method also includes providing, for display to the user and in response to the request, information related to the particular version of the software application.

Multiple application versions

A method and apparatus are disclosed for distributing content items to a handheld device using a personal computer. A user can browse and select content using a personal computer or other computer that may be more readily available or more convenient to use than the handheld device. The personal computer can communicate with a web server which receives the user's request for content to be distributed to the handheld device. The web server can retrieve configuration information pertaining to the handheld device and communicate with a content server to determine whether the user's request for content distribution is valid based on information identifying the handheld device and at least some of the configuration information pertaining to the handheld device. The content server can transmit the requested content item to the handheld device if the user's request is valid and if the handheld device is able to receive the content item.

Distributing content to a hand-held device after selection and authorization at a computer

In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining a license status of a software application. The method includes receiving a license status request to obtain an indication of whether a software application is licensed for use on a client computing device. The method also includes identifying identity information that corresponds to user identity information, device identity information, or both. The method also includes sending a communication generated from the license status request and the identity information to a licensing service, the communication being used by the licensing service to generate the indication based at least in part on the identity information and licensing information associated with the software application. The method also includes receiving a license status response from the licensing service that includes the indication. The method also includes sending the license status response to the software application for processing by the software application.

Electronic license management

Distributing content

Method for determining a version of a software application targeted for a computing device

A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for dynamically configuring a speech recognition portal. A session with a user is conducted utilizing a speech recognition portal which provides access to a network during the session. Utterances are received from the user during the session via the speech recognition portal. A speech recognition process is performed on the utterances to interpret the utterances. During the session, one or more aspects of the speech recognition portal are dynamically configured.

System, method and computer program product for a dynamically configurable voice portal

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Mark D Womack