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Google Voice Search May be Coming Soon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nothing-like-idle-speculation dept.

vitaly.friedman writes "The master of text-based search could be looking to lend a voice to Internet users everywhere, or so it appears based on Google's latest patent. Patent #7,027,987, issued today by the US Patent and Trademark Office, covers a 'Voice interface for a search engine.'"

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  1. WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    lend a lend a voice?

    Do Slashdot editors submit stories with voice recognition software?

  2. Not useful for me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I doubt speaking the word "sex" to my pc at work will get me a raise anytime soon... I'll stick with traditional methods of finding my porn... =)

  3. I've Seen this Episode by carrier+lost · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kirk: Computer, get me coordinates to Alpha Centari!

    Computer: Did you mean: coordinates to alpha centauri

    Kirk: Yes, yes, okay.

    Computer: Alpha Centauri Alpha Centauri B is much brighter than Alpha Centauri C but still alot weaker than A. ... The coordinates for these stars are: ... www.eso.org/outreach/eduoff/edu-prog/catchastar/CA S2002/cas-projects/nether_alphacen_1/astrofacts.ht ml - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

    Kirk: What? Quick! Oh, OH KAY! for Pete's sake!

    Spock: Captain, you get better results if you say, 'I'm feeling lucky'

    MjM

    --
    XKCD:Xeric Knowledge Comically Dispen