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Patent No.:

US 9414004 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013

Method for combining voice signals to form a continuous conversation in performing a voice search

Applicant:

The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Huy Q. Tran, Westminster, CA (US);

Vlad Zarney, Calabasas, CA (US);

Kapil Chaudhry, Cerritos, CA (US);

Douglas T. Kuriki, Brea, CA (US);

Todd T. Tran, West Covina, CA (US);

David K. Homan, Torrance, CA (US);

An T. Lam, Alhambra, CA (US);

Michael E. Yan, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Anh Ly

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/4415 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); G10L 15/06 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/222 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 17/30654 (2013.01); G06F 17/30755 (2013.01); G06F 17/30976 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4222 (2013.01); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/42207 (2013.01); H04N 21/42209 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/4398 (2013.01); H04N 21/4415 (2013.01); H04N 21/475 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01); H04N 21/6175 (2013.01); G08C 2201/31 (2013.01); G10L 15/063 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G10L 2015/0638 (2013.01); H04N 21/2221 (2013.01); H04N 21/4583 (2013.01); H04N 21/47211 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4428 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for operating the same includes a conversation manager that receives a receiving a first search request and, after receiving the first search request, receives a second search request. The system also includes a classifier module within the conversation manager classifying the first search request relative to the second search request as related or not related. A context merger module within the classifier module combines the first search request and the second search request to form a merged search request. A search module performs a second search based on the merged search request.

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