US 11,755,666 B2
In-conversation search
Maryam Garrett, Boston, MA (US); and Richard A. Miner, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/645,730.
Application 17/645,730 is a continuation of application No. 16/807,555, filed on Mar. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,232,162.
Application 16/807,555 is a continuation of application No. 15/340,020, filed on Nov. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,621,243, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Application 15/340,020 is a continuation of application No. 14/684,744, filed on Apr. 13, 2015, granted, now 9,514,227, issued on Dec. 6, 2016.
Application 14/684,744 is a continuation of application No. 12/398,297, filed on Mar. 5, 2009, granted, now 9,031,216, issued on May 12, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0114223 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); H04M 3/56 (2006.01); G06F 16/33 (2019.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 51/02 (2022.01); G10L 13/08 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/951 (2019.01) [G06F 16/3334 (2019.01); G10L 13/08 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); H04L 12/1827 (2013.01); H04L 51/02 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04M 3/56 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method when executed on data processing hardware causes the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
receiving a first voice input that comprises a particular reserved term and a first plurality of words subsequent to the particular reserved term;
determining that the first voice input includes the particular reserved term;
in response to determining that the first voice input includes the particular reserved term, providing an audible announcement to inform a user that spoke the particular reserved term that the first plurality of words following the particular reserved term in the first voice input will become the subject of a first query submitted to a search service;
receiving, from the search service one or more first results related to the first query;
after receiving the first results, receiving a second voice input comprising a second plurality of words, the second voice input not including the particular reserved term; and
invoking a speech-to-text converter to convert the second voice input to a first string of text.