BACKGROUND This specification is directed generally to ranking modifi cations of a
previous query, such as modifications of a previ ous query that are based on a current query …

Voice shop** using natural language introduces new challenges related to customer
queries, like handling mispronounced, misexpressed, and misunderstood queries. Voice …

We present a disambiguation algorithm for weighted automata. The algorithm admits two
main stages: a pre-disambiguation stage followed by a transition removal stage. We give a …

We present a disambiguation algorithm for weighted automata. The algorithm admits two
main stages: a pre-disambiguation stage followed by a transition removal stage. We give a …

This paper addresses the importance of improving the effectiveness of voice search systems
through partial query modification. A user‐centered experiment was designed to compare …

Search interfaces have for a long time been targeted at the resource-rich languages, such
as English. There has been little effort to support African (Bantu) languages in search …