Google Voice Search
Google has released a patent with Sergy Brins name on it as well as that of other Google employees whose names which are on the patent as inventors and are Alexander Mark Franz, Monika H. Henzinger, and Brian Christopher Milch.
The abstract reads
A system provides search results from a voice search query. The system receives a voice search query from a user, derives one or more recognition hypotheses, each being associated with a weight, from the voice search query, and constructs a weighted boolean query using the recognition hypotheses. The system then provides the weighted boolean query to a search system and provides the results of the search system to a user.
This seems like a great application that marketers could use to do business in more ways than thought possible. Think instant translation to any language Google works with and which can be scaled to any device and any device with a microphone could interface with the voice search.
Google has also released a beta test of the applications termed Google Voice Local Search which is just the tip of the iceberg
You can read more here
To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone land line or cell phone.
# search for a local business by name or category.
You can say “Giovanni’s Pizzeria” or just “pizza”.
# get connected to the business, free of charge.
# get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone.
Just say “text message”
Best of all it’s free. There is no charge by Google for the call or connecting you to the business (cutting at the telephone companies profits) and they even tell you on the webpage the phone company might charge you.
You can use your telephone keypad to spell the business name or category. Enter one digit per letter and Google will figure out what you want so if looking for toys you would key in the nummbers 8 6 9 7 (8=T 6=O 9=Y 7=S)
That is pretty cool!!!!!
Here is a list of other short cuts
Google Voice Local Search Short Cuts
