Patent ID: 6466654
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G06F,G10L

Abstract:
A computer based method for performing a first command via a voice user interface on information stored in a computer memory, wherein the information upon which the first command is to be performed is comprised of a subset of objects specified by the user, the subset being selected from a set of objects, wherein each object in the set of objects has an object type, at least one taggable field associated with the object type, and a corresponding value for the at least one taggable field, the method comprising the steps of:(a) storing the set of objects in the computer memory; (b) receiving from the user via the voice user interface an utterance, the utterance being comprised of a first command, an object type selection, a taggable field selection, and a value for the selected taggable field; (c) responsive to the utterance, retrieving a subset of objects from the set of objects, the subset containing at least one object, the at least one object being of the object type selected by the user, having a value in the taggable field selection that matches the taggable field value received from the user; (d) performing the first command on the retrieved subset of objects; and (e) wherein the object type selected is comprised of text, converting the text to voice output, responsive to the first command.