Patent ID: 8121586

Claim:
A portable device, comprising: a computing device configured to detect a first change in orientation of the portable device; wherein the computing device is configured to record a voice input from the user in response to the detection of the first change in orientation of the portable device; wherein the computing device is configured to detect a second change in orientation of the portable device; wherein the computing device is configured to stop recording in response to the detection of the second change in orientation of the portable device; wherein the computing device is configured to submit the voice input from the portable device to a first server over a data communication channel; wherein the computing device is configured to receive text recognized from the voice input from the first server; wherein the computing device is configured to submit a search request generated based on the text from the portable device to a second server over the data communication channel; wherein the computing device is configured to receive a search result responsive to the search request from the second server; and wherein the computing device is configured to display the search result on the portable device.