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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Garrett Weinberg, Watertown, MA (US);
Bhiksha Ramakrishnan, Watertown, MA (US);
Bent Schmidt-nielsen, Lexington, MA (US);
Bret A. Harsham, Newton, MA (US);
Garrett Weinberg, Watertown, MA (US);
Bhiksha Ramakrishnan, Watertown, MA (US);
Bent Schmidt-Nielsen, Lexington, MA (US);
Bret A. Harsham, Newton, MA (US);
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method facilitates a user interaction via a speech-based user interface. The method acquires spoken input from a user in a form of a phrase of one or more words. It further determines, using a plurality of different domains, whether the phrase is a query or a command. If the phrase is the query the method retrieves and presents relevant items from a plurality of databases. If the phrase is a command, the method performs an operation.