Mobile navigation of network-based electronic information using spoken input

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US 6,757,718 B1
Filed: 06/30/2000
Issued: 06/29/2004
Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1999
Status: Expired due to Term

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1. A method for speech-based navigation of an electronic data source located at one or more network servers located remotely from a user, wherein a data link is established between a mobile information appliance of the user and the one or more network servers, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a spoken request for desired information from the user utilizing the mobile information appliance of the user, wherein said mobile information appliance comprises a portable remote control device or a set-top box for a television;

(b) rendering an interpretation of the spoken request;

(c) constructing a navigation query based upon the interpretation;

(d) utilizing the navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source; and

(e) transmitting the selected portion of the electronic data source from the network server to the mobile information appliance of the user.

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A system, method, and article of manufacture are provided for navigating an electronic data source by means of spoken language where a portion of the data link between a mobile information appliance of the user and the data source utilizes wireless communication. When a spoken input request is received from a user who is using the mobile information appliance, it is interpreted. The resulting interpretation of the request is thereupon used to automatically construct an operational navigation query to retrieve the desired information from one or more electronic network data sources, which is transmitted to the mobile information appliance.

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1. A method for speech-based navigation of an electronic data source located at one or more network servers located remotely from a user, wherein a data link is established between a mobile information appliance of the user and the one or more network servers, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a spoken request for desired information from the user utilizing the mobile information appliance of the user, wherein said mobile information appliance comprises a portable remote control device or a set-top box for a television;
  
  (b) rendering an interpretation of the spoken request;
  
  (c) constructing a navigation query based upon the interpretation;
  
  (d) utilizing the navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source; and
  
  (e) transmitting the selected portion of the electronic data source from the network server to the mobile information appliance of the user.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- - 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of rendering the interpretation of the spoken request is performed by the mobile information appliance.
  - 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of rendering the interpretation of the spoken request is performed by the mobile information appliance.
  - 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of soliciting additional input from the user, including user interaction in a modality different than the original request;
    - refining the navigation query, based upon the additional input; and
      
      using the refined navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source.
  - 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data link includes a cellular telephone system.
  - 6. The method of claim 1, wherein steps (a)-(d) are performed with respect to multiple users.
  - 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile information appliance is a wireless telephone.
  - 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile information appliance is a portable computing device.
  - 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the portable computing device is a personal digital assistant.

10. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for speech-based navigation of an electronic data source located at one or more network servers located remotely from a user, wherein a data link is established between a mobile information appliance of the user and the one or more network servers, comprising:
- (a) a code segment that receives a spoken request for desired information from the user utilizing the mobile information appliance of the user, wherein said mobile information appliance comprises a portable remote control device or a set-top box for a television;
  
  (b) a code segment that renders an interpretation of the spoken request;
  
  (c) a code segment that constructs a navigation query based upon the interpretation;
  
  (d) a code segment that utilizes the navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source; and
  
  (e) a code segment that transmits the selected portion of the electronic data source from the network server to the mobile information appliance of the user.
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- - 11. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the rendering of the interpretation of the spoken request is performed at the one or more network servers.
  - 12. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the rendering of the interpretation of the spoken request is performed by the mobile information appliance.
  - 13. The computer program of claim 10, further comprising a code segment that solicits additional input from the user, including user interaction in a modality different than the original request;
    - a code segment that refines the navigation query, based upon the additional input; and
      
      a code segment that uses the refined navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source.
  - 14. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the data link includes a wireless telephone system.
  - 15. The computer program of claim 10, wherein code segments (a)-(d) are executed with respect to multiple users.
  - 16. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the mobile information appliance is a wireless telephone.
  - 17. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the mobile information appliance is a portable computing device.
  - 18. The computer program of claim 17, wherein the portable computing device is a personal digital assistant.

19. A system for speech-based navigation of an electronic data source located at one or more network servers located remotely from a user, comprising:
- (a) a mobile information appliance operable to receive a spoken request for desired information from the user, wherein said mobile information appliance comprises a portable remote control device or a set-top box for a television;
  
  (b) spoken language processing logic, operable to render an interpretation of the spoken request;
  
  (c) query construction logic, operable to construct a navigation query based upon the interpretation;
  
  (d) navigation logic, operable to select a portion of the electronic data source using the navigation query, and (e) electronic communications infrastructure for transmitting the selected portion of the electronic data source from the network server to the mobile information appliance of the user.
- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- - 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the spoken language processing logic renders the interpretation of the spoken request at the one or more network servers.
  - 21. The system of claim 19, wherein the spoken language processing logic renders the interpretation of the spoken request at the mobile information appliance.
  - 22. The system of claim 19, further comprising user interaction logic operable to solicit additional input from the user, including user interaction in a modality different than the original request;
    - and query refining logic operable to refine the navigation query based upon the additional input;
      
      wherein the navigation logic users the refined navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source.
  - 23. The system of claim 19, wherein the data link includes a cellular telephone system.
  - 24. The system of claim 19, wherein the system operates with respect to multiple users.
  - 25. The system of claim 19, wherein the mobile information appliance is a wireless telephone.
  - 26. The system of claim 19, wherein the mobile information appliance is a portable computing device.
  - 27. The system of claim 26, wherein the portable computing device is a personal digital assistant.

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Current Assignee
IPA Technologies Inc. (Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.))
Original Assignee
SRI International, Inc.
Inventors
Cheyer, Adam, Halverson, Christine, Julia, Luc, Voutsas, Dimitris
Primary Examiner(s)
Jean, Frantz B

Application Number

US09/608,872
Time in Patent Office

1,460 Days
Field of Search

709/202, 709/218, 709/217, 709/219, 709/227, 707/5, 707/3, 707/4, 704/257, 704/270.1, 704/275, 704/246
US Class Current

709/218
CPC Class Codes

G06F 16/3334   Selection or weighting of t...

G06F 16/7834   using audio features

G06F 16/90332   Natural language query form...

G06F 9/465   Distributed object oriented...

G10L 2015/223   Execution procedure of a sp...

H04M 2201/40   using speech recognition sp...

H04M 3/4936   Speech interaction details ...

H04M 3/4938   comprising a voice browser ...

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