Voice search

Methods of Voice Searching - Click on the voice command icon - Call out the name of the virtual assistant - Click on the home button or gesture on interface Activation of Virtual Assistants - Apple: Hey, Siri - Google: OK, Google - Amazon: Hey, Alexa - Microsoft: Hey, Cortana - Samsung: Hi, Bixby Supported Languages for Voice Search - Language is essential for accurate results - Voice search should support natural spoken language - Different search terms in voice compared to typed search - Users want a voice assistant that understands and speaks to them - Covers across languages, dialects, and accents How Voice Search Works - Includes automatic speech recognition (ASR) for input - Can include natural language understanding for search queries - May use text-to-speech (TTS) or display for output - Detection of spoken language and keywords - Results displayed on screen or spoken back to the searcher Related Technologies and Concepts - Z39.50 - Search/Retrieve Web Service - Search/Retrieve via URL - OpenSearch - Representational State Transfer - Wide area information server - Search engine - Desktop search - Online search