Method of and system for real time feedback in an incremental speech input interface

Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for selecting and presenting content items based on user input. The method includes receiving first input intended to identify a desired content item among content items associated with metadata, determining that an input portion has an importance measure exceeding a threshold, and providing feedback identifying the input portion. The method further includes receiving second input, and inferring user intent to alter or supplement the first input with the second input. The method further includes, upon inferring intent to alter the first input, determining an alternative query by modifying the first input based on the second input, and, upon inferring intent to supplement the first input, determining an alternative query by combining the first input and the second input. The method further includes selecting and presenting a subset of content items based on comparing the alternative query and metadata associated with the subset.

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         21 . A method comprising:
 receiving a first incomplete portion of an intended input via a user interface;   in response to determining that a first confidence measure for the first incomplete portion is below a confidence value: 
 refraining from generating for display content items selected based on the first incomplete portion of the intended input; 
   receiving a second incomplete portion of the intended input via the user interface; and   in response to determining that a second confidence measure for the first and the second incomplete portions is above the confidence value: 
 generating for display identifiers of content items selected based on the first and second incomplete portions of the intended input. 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 ,
 wherein the intended input comprises a phrase;   wherein the first incomplete portion comprises a first portion of the phrase; and   wherein the second incomplete portion comprises a second portion of the phrase sequentially following the first portion.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the intended input comprises a keyword, the first incomplete portion comprises a first portion of the keyword, and the second incomplete portion comprises a second portion of the keyword. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the determining the first confidence measure comprises:
 determining the first confidence measure based on a length of the first incomplete portion of the intended input.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein each of the content items is associated with metadata that describes a corresponding content item, wherein the generating for display the identifiers of the content items selected based on the first and second incomplete portions of the intended input further comprises:
 comparing the first and the second incomplete portions with the metadata of each of the corresponding content items.   
     
     
         26 . A system comprising:
 input circuitry configured to: 
 receive a first incomplete portion of an intended input via a user interface; processing circuitry configured to: 
 in response to determining that a first confidence measure for the first incomplete portion is below a confidence value: 
 refrain from generating for display content items selected based on the first incomplete portion of the intended input; 
 
   wherein the input circuitry is further configured to: 
 receive a second incomplete portion of the intended input via the user interface; and 
   wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: 
 in response to determining that a second confidence measure for the first and the second incomplete portions is above the confidence value: 
 generate for display identifiers of content items selected based on the first and second incomplete portions of the intended input. 
 
   
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 26 ,
 wherein the intended input comprises a phrase;   wherein the first incomplete portion comprises a first portion of the phrase; and   wherein the second incomplete portion comprises a second portion of the phrase sequentially following the first portion.   
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein the intended input comprises a keyword, the first incomplete portion comprises a first portion of the keyword, and the second incomplete portion comprises a second portion of the keyword. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the first confidence measure by:
 determining the first confidence measure based on a length of the first incomplete portion of the intended input.   
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein each of the content items is associated with metadata that describes a corresponding content item, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to generate for display the identifiers of the content items selected based on the first and second incomplete portions of the intended input by:
 comparing the first and the second incomplete portions with the metadata of each of the corresponding content items.   
     
     
         31 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
 instructions that when executed by input circuitry cause the input circuitry to: 
 receive a first incomplete portion of an intended input via a user interface; 
   instructions that when executed by processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to: 
 in response to determining that a first confidence measure for the first incomplete portion is below a confidence value: 
 refrain from generating for display content items selected based on the first incomplete portion of the intended input; 
 
   instructions that when executed by the input circuitry further cause the input circuitry to: 
 receive a second incomplete portion of the intended input via the user interface; and 
   instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry further cause the processing circuitry to: 
 in response to determining that a second confidence measure for the first and the second incomplete portions is above the confidence value: 
 generate for display identifiers of content items selected based on the first and second incomplete portions of the intended input. 
 
   
     
     
         32 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 31 , 
 wherein the intended input comprises a phrase;   wherein the first incomplete portion comprises a first portion of the phrase; and   wherein the second incomplete portion comprises a second portion of the phrase sequentially following the first portion.   
     
     
         33 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 31 , wherein the intended input comprises a keyword, the first incomplete portion comprises a first portion of the keyword, and the second incomplete portion comprises a second portion of the keyword. 
     
     
         34 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 31 , further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to determine the first confidence measure by:
 determining the first confidence measure based on a length of the first incomplete portion of the intended input.   
     
     
         35 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 31 , wherein each of the content items is associated with metadata that describes a corresponding content item, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to generate for display the identifiers of the content items selected based on the first and second incomplete portions of the intended input by:
 comparing the first and the second incomplete portions with the metadata of each of the corresponding content items.