System and method for speech-based incremental search

摘要

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for receiving a user's spoken search query that the system will incrementally recognize and identify search terms. After the query has been incrementally recognized, the system will use the search terms to retrieve a portion of the search results that are based on usable identified search terms. As the results are found, the system will then output at least part at least part of the retrieved portion of search results on the display prior to the user concluding his or her search query.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
identifying a first input modality of a search query; identifying a second input modality of the search query, wherein the second input modality is distinct from the first input modality; retrieving, via the dialog system, from a database separate from the dialog system, first modality search results for the search query using the first input modality of the search query and a current location of a user; outputting, on a display, the first modality search results; retrieving, from the database, second modality search results based on the first modality search results and the second input modality; and outputting, on a display, the second modality search results incrementally as the second input modality is still being entered.