| 摘要 |
The invention is directed to a kiosk for a retail establishment or other similar environment where customers may seek information. The customer can input a product identification or product description to the kiosk, e. g., by speaking to the kiosk or typing the product identification or description at the kiosk. The kiosk parses the user's input to identify a store location associated with the product. The kiosk outputs the location to the user, e.g., in the form of verbal or printed directions to a location of the product, or a printed map of the store with a conspicuous identification of the location associated with the product. The user can use the output of the kiosk to quickly locate the product of interest. In other embodiments, the kiosk may receive verbal requests from a user and respond accordingly. |
