IP Library Granted Patent US 9,384,280
Granted Patent B2
US 9,384,280 · App. 14/161,820 · Granted Jul 5, 2016

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Patent No.
US 9,384,280
App. No.
14/161,820
Granted
Jul 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transceiver of a computing device may receive data from a query to provide to a search engine to perform a search. The computing device may negotiate, automatically to overcome a restriction to access a page of a set of top webpages in association with the search, a fee. A processor of the computing device may continue to search information associated with the query on the page using a machine learning function.

Claims (24)

1. A method performed by a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a transceiver of the computing device, data from a query to provide to a search engine to perform a search;

negotiating, without user interference, to overcome a restriction to access a page of a set of top webpages in association with the search, a fee;

sending, by the computing device to a client device, audible response data related to the set of top webpages; and

continuing, by a processor without user input, to search information associated with the query on the page using a machine learning function.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search is text-based.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the query is a natural language speech query.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises any one of keywords and key phrases.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is provided to a plurality of search engines.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audible response data is a natural language response provided via synthetic speech.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the query and the audible response data are provided via a dialog mode.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the client device interacts with a virtual agent in the dialog mode.

9. A computing device comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive data from a query to provide to a search engine to perform a search;

a processor configured to negotiate, without user interference, to overcome a restriction to access a page of a set of top webpages in association with the search, a fee;

the processor further configured to send, to a client device, audible response data related to the set of top webpages; and

the processor further configured to continue, without user input, to search information associated with the query on the page by utilization of a machine learning function.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the search is text-based.

11. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the query is a natural language speech query.

12. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the data comprises any one of keywords and key phrases.

13. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the data is provided to a plurality of search engines.

14. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the audible response data is a natural language response provided via synthetic speech.

15. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the query and the audible response data are provided via a dialog mode.

16. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the client device interacts with a virtual agent in the dialog mode.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2014
From: COX, RICHARD VANDERVOORT; ESLAMBOLCHI, HOSSEIN; NADJI, BEHZAD; RAHIM, MAZIN G.
To: AT&T CORP.
Reel/Frame 032871/0440 →
CORRECTION TO RECORDATION COVER SHEET TO INCLUDE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF 6/30/2008 OF THE ASSIGNMENT RECORDED AT 032054/0116 ON 1/27/2014 Recorded May 12, 2014
From: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 032882/0195 →
CORRECTION TO RECORDATION COVER SHEET TO INCLUDE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF 6/30/2008 OF THE ASSIGNMENT RECORDED AT 032054/0094 ON 1/27/2014 Recorded May 12, 2014
From: AT&T CORP.
To: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 032878/0186 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2014
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
To: BAMPTON TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 032522/0060 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2014
From: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 032054/0116 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2014
From: AT&T CORP.
To: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 032054/0094 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2014
From: COX, RICHARD VANDERVOORT; ESLAMBOLCHI, HOSSEIN; NADJI, BEHZAD; RAHIM, MAZIN G.
To: AT&T CORP.
Reel/Frame 032026/0136 →