IPA Techs., Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2018
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1 district ·
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Applies 35 U.S.C. § 101 · 35 U.S.C. § 271
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Gottschalk v. Benson · Hybritech Inc. v. Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc. · Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l
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“1. A method for speech-based navigation of an electronic data source, the electronic data source being located at one or more network servers located remotely from a user, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a spoken request for desired information from the user; (b) rendering an interpretation of the spoken request; (c) constructing at least part of a navigation query based upon the interpretation; (d) soliciting additional input from the user, including user interaction in a non-spoken modality different than the original request without requiring the user to request said non-spoken modality; (e) refining the navigation query, based upon the additional input; (f) using the refined navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source; and (g) transmitting the selected portion of the electronic data source from the network server to a client device of the user.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“1. A method for speech-based navigation of an electronic data source located at one or more network servers located remotely from a user, wherein a data link is established between a mobile information appliance of the user and the one or more network servers, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a spoken request for desired information from the user utilizing the mobile information appliance of the user, wherein said mobile information appliance comprises a portable remote control device or a set-top box for a television; (b) rendering an interpretation of the spoken request; (c) constructing a navigation query based upon the interpretation; (d) utilizing the navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source; and (e) transmitting the selected portion of the electronic data source from the network server to the mobile information appliance of the user.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“1. A method for utilizing agents for speech-based navigation of an electronic data source, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a spoken request for desired information from a user; (b) rendering an interpretation of the spoken request; (c) constructing a navigation query based upon the interpretation; (d) routing the navigation query to at least one agent, wherein the at least one agent utilizes the navigation query to select a portion of the electronic data source; and (e) invoking a user interface agent for outputting the selected portion of the electronic data source to the user, wherein a facilitator manages data flow among multiple agents and maintains a registration of each of said agents' capabilities.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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