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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Marc W. Regan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Leong, Montreal, CA;
Carmit Brikman, Kfar-Warbourg, IL;
Ryan S. Lasante, Littleton, MA (US);
John R. Watson, Boston, MA (US);
Marc W. Regan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Leong, Montreal, CA;
Carmit Brikman, Kfar-Warbourg, IL;
Ryan S. LaSante, Littleton, MA (US);
John R. Watson, Boston, MA (US);
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a query from a device and location data indicating a location of the device, the location data having a level of specificity; in response to the query being received, identifying at least one first search engine to which to submit a representation of the query; determining whether the level of specificity of the received location data is sufficient for the at least one first search engine; if the level of specificity of the location data is sufficient, instructing the device to issue the representation of the query to the at least one first search engine; and if the level of specificity of the location data is not sufficient, instructing the device to send, to the at least one computer, location data at a greater level of specificity.