Patent Document ID: 9195749
Application ID: 14251375

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for performing a semantic search, the method comprising: receiving one or more semantic identifiers that identify content that avoids one or more ambiguities inherent in keywords; merging one or more ontologies for inclusion in the search; receiving one or more filters that further refine the search; selecting a target search engine to which to deliver the query; generating a Boolean query based on the received semantic identifiers and filters; sending the generated query to the selected search engine; receiving query results from the search engine; and displaying the received query results to the user so that the user can select individual results, wherein the preceding steps are performed by at least one processor.

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Claim 5:
5. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving one or more semantic identifiers comprises receiving a user selection from audio input data mapped to one or more categories.