Personal Voice-Based Information Retrieval System

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for retrieving information from a network such as the Internet. A user creates a user-defined record in a database that identifies an information source, such as a web site, containing information of interest to the user. This record identifies the location of the information source and also contains a recognition grammar based upon a speech command assigned by the user. Upon receiving the speech command from the user that is described within the recognition grammar, a network interface system accesses the information source and retrieves the information requested by the user.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 180,343, filed Feb. 4, 2000 entitled “Personal Voice-Based Information Retrieval System”FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of providing information access. In particular, the invention relates to a personalized system for accessing information from the Internet or other information sources using speech commands. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Popular methods of information access and retrieval using the Internet or other computer networks can be time-consuming and complicated. A user must frequently wade through vast amounts of information provided by an information source or web site in order obtain a small amount of relevant information. This can be time-consuming, frustrating, and, depending on the access method, costly. A user is required to continuously identify reliable sources of inform...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] A further object of the preferred embodiment is to allow users to customize the information retrieved from the Internet or other computer networks and accessed by speech commands over telephones.

[0008] Another object of the preferred embodiment is to provide a secure and reliable retrieval of information over the Internet or other computer networks using predefined verbal commands assigned by a user.

Problems solved by technology

Popular methods of information access and retrieval using the Internet or other computer networks can be time-consuming and complicated.

This can be time-consuming, frustrating, and, depending on the access method, costly.

While computers are becoming increasingly smaller and easier to transport, using a computer to access information is still more difficult than simply using a telephone.

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