Google Voice??

Kobus.nl · 04-17-2006, 09:29 AM

Patent reveals Google Voice is on the way

A recently filed patent has provided a glimpse of Google's pending voice-activated search engine.

Google Voice Search has been no big secret on the Google Labs website for more than a year, but Patent No. 7027987 was filed Tuesday.

The patent involves "a voice interface for search engines", it stated. "Through the use of a language model, phonetic dictionary and acoustic models, a server generates an n-best hypothesis list or word graph."

Voice-in, text-out searching has been around as a concept at least since IBM promoted it as the way to go beyond the limitations of ever-smaller mobile phones in 1999. Google is not the only company to be working in the area – News.com reports that a voice-activated internet system works with speech-to-text conversion software called Maestro was unveiled in Israel in May last year.

Maestro is said to convert spoken search requests into a list of query-friendly ASCII words, which are relayed to a search engine, with results returned to the searcher audibly.

A Google spokesman told News.com that "prospective product announcements should not be inferred from our patent applications". The Google Voice Search demo is currently not available.

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andrew247 · 04-17-2006, 10:16 AM

Having a voice search would be good for people with disabilities who might find typing hard, but I think I'll just stick with my keyboard.

sirlaguna · 04-18-2006, 08:03 AM

It sound like a good idea Kobus.nl. Thanks for posting that!

IamTheKing9 · 04-19-2006, 03:38 AM

Its great news, as it could be helpful to many people. But I'd rather stick to my keyboard. I fancy that I can type almost as fast as I can speak.

Oscar · 04-19-2006, 08:49 AM

It's really good that Google worries about developing new features to innovate and to help some people according to their needs.

Metroid48 · 04-27-2006, 05:22 AM

I'm not expecting for that to work accurately, but I'll give it a go when a "Beta" comes out! I'll probably use my keyboard, unless it turns out to be uncannily accurate, in which case... Microphones, here I come!brbrAnyway, sounds cool.br

04-17-2006, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kobus.nl Senior Googler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Google Voice?? Patent reveals Google Voice is on the way A recently filed patent has provided a glimpse of Google's pending voice-activated search engine. Google Voice Search has been no big secret on the Google Labs website for more than a year, but Patent No. 7027987 was filed Tuesday. The patent involves "a voice interface for search engines", it stated. "Through the use of a language model, phonetic dictionary and acoustic models, a server generates an n-best hypothesis list or word graph." Voice-in, text-out searching has been around as a concept at least since IBM promoted it as the way to go beyond the limitations of ever-smaller mobile phones in 1999. Google is not the only company to be working in the area – News.com reports that a voice-activated internet system works with speech-to-text conversion software called Maestro was unveiled in Israel in May last year. Maestro is said to convert spoken search requests into a list of query-friendly ASCII words, which are relayed to a search engine, with results returned to the searcher audibly. A Google spokesman told News.com that "prospective product announcements should not be inferred from our patent applications". The Google Voice Search demo is currently not available. Source

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04-17-2006, 10:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
andrew247 Google Guru Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: c:\GoogleCommunity Posts: 3,387 Thanks: 3 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Having a voice search would be good for people with disabilities who might find typing hard, but I think I'll just stick with my keyboard.

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sirlaguna Master Googler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ALONE IN THE DARK Posts: 788 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It sound like a good idea Kobus.nl. Thanks for posting that!

04-19-2006, 03:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
IamTheKing9 Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3,000 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Its great news, as it could be helpful to many people. But I'd rather stick to my keyboard. I fancy that I can type almost as fast as I can speak.

04-19-2006, 08:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Oscar Noogle Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: México Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's really good that Google worries about developing new features to innovate and to help some people according to their needs.

04-27-2006, 05:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Metroid48 Junior Googler Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm not expecting for that to work accurately, but I'll give it a go when a "Beta" comes out! I'll probably use my keyboard, unless it turns out to be uncannily accurate, in which case... Microphones, here I come!brbrAnyway, sounds cool.br

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