METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SEARCH RESULTS

摘要

A method, device and system for providing a search result in response to a user request. The method includes the steps of entering one or more keywords to a network search engine, receiving a list of network links in response, generating clusters of documents referred to by the network links. The clustering is based on content and modality (text, images, video clips etc.) of the documents, and for each cluster of documents, a summary is generated so as to reduce redundant information. Selected parts of text summaries are translated into a synthesized voice signal, and finally an audio-visual presentation is generated based on the generated summaries and including the synthesized voice signal. As a result, a user can enjoy a multimedia show of the search result in a lean-back mode, e.g. on a TV set. Since text documents are converted to synthesized voice, the presentation may be built up based on the content of text documents, and images and video clips and additional audio clips may be presented along with the synthesized voice that has a narrative function. Thus, the user can absorb a result of a comprehensive search in an effective way using different modalities. A device with user input means, network connecting means and processing means adapted to perform the mentioned method may be formed by a computer, a video recorder, a hard disc recorder, a video camera or a digital TV set.