Patent Document ID: 9378741
Application ID: 13795748

Base Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for responding to an audio query from a computer user, the method comprising: receiving an audio query from a computer user; translating the audio query to a textual representation; identifying a vocalization nuance corresponding to the computer user from the audio query; determining a confidence value associated with the identified vocalization nuance, the confidence value indicating a confidence score that the identified vocalization nuance correctly reflects the corresponding aspect of the computer user; determining a risk value associated with the identified vocalization nuance, the risk value corresponding to the risk of providing offensive content to the computer user of search results selected in conjunction with the identified vocalization nuance irrespective of whether the vocalization nuance accurately reflects some attribute of the computer user; identifying a plurality of search results corresponding to the textual representation of the audio query based, in part, on the identified vocalization nuance according to the confidence value and the risk value associated with the identified vocalization nuance; generating a search results presentation based on the identified plurality of search results; and returning the search results presentation to the computer user in response to receiving the audio query.

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Claim 3:
3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating a search results presentation based on the identified plurality of search results comprises generating an audio presentation of at least some of the identified search results.