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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Marc W. Regan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Vladimir Sejnoha, Lexington, MA (US);
Gunnar Evermann, Boston, MA (US);
Sean P. Brown, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen W. Laverty, Somerville, MA (US);
Jeremy A. Slater, Groton, MA (US);
John R. Watson, Boston, MA (US);
Peter K. Lyons, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Ryan S. Lasante, Littleton, MA (US);
Marc W. Regan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Vladimir Sejnoha, Lexington, MA (US);
Gunnar Evermann, Boston, MA (US);
Sean P. Brown, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen W. Laverty, Somerville, MA (US);
Jeremy A. Slater, Groton, MA (US);
John R. Watson, Boston, MA (US);
Peter K. Lyons, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Ryan S. LaSante, Littleton, MA (US);
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a query from a device, the query comprising content; determining based at least in part on the content of the query that an application is to be launched on the device; and causing the device to launch the application using at least some information determined from the content of the query. Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a free-form query from a user; transferring a representation of the query to at least one computer; and receiving from the at least one computer at least one instruction to launch an application on the device.