Patent ID: 7769592

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of disambiguating database search results within a speech interface, the method comprising: retrieving multiple database entries responsive to a database search, wherein said retrieved database entries include a plurality of common data fields; processing the common data fields of said retrieved database entries, said processing comprising identifying at least one first data field having at least one data item that is unpronounceable, and excluding said at least one first data field from use as a disambiguation data field based on said identification; selecting a second data field from among said plurality of common data fields for use as a disambiguation data field for the retrieved database entries; and presenting, through the speech interface, data items corresponding to said selected disambiguation data field for each said retrieved database entry, wherein said speech interface is used in conjunction with a system in which said database search is performed, and wherein said speech interface provides users of said system with an interface for searching for information contained within a database in which said database search was conducted and for audibly receiving results of said database search.