Patent ID: 6996531
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An interface for remote user input for reading a database, the interface comprising: an automatic question unit operable to determine whether a user is connected via a voice-based or a text-based communication link, and for eliciting remote input from a user in accordance with said determination; a speech recognition unit for recognizing a human speech input; a data recognition unit for recognizing a remote data input; and a query formulation unit, coupled to said speech and data units, and operable both for formulating a searchable query from a recognized input by at least one of said speech and data recognition units, and for prompting said automatic question unit to elicit from the user additional input related to formulating the searchable query; and wherein the interface is associated with a database to search said database using said recognized input.