# US 8,788,273 B2 · Method for quick scroll search using speech recognition > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,788,273 B2 - Document ID: US8788273B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/396,771 - Filed: 2012-02-15 - Published: 2013-08-15 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2012-02-15 - Applicants: Robbie Donald Edgar; Luke Stephen Allen; Farhoud Shirzadi - Inventors: Robbie Donald Edgar; Luke Stephen Allen; Farhoud Shirzadi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8788273B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A method for a computing device to search for data entails receiving first user input that initiates a quick scrolling action and activates a speech recognition subsystem, receiving second user input by recognizing voice input using the speech recognition subsystem to determine a search query, and searching for data that corresponds to the search query. The quick scrolling action and activation of the speech recognition subsystem may be triggered, for example, by a swiping gesture on an optical jog pad, on a touch screen, or on a touch-sensitive mouse, or by a contactless three-dimensional gesture. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for a computing device to search for data, the method comprising: receiving first user input that initiates a quick scrolling action and activates a speech recognition subsystem; receiving second user input by recognizing voice input using the speech recognition subsystem to determine a search query, wherein receiving the second input occurs while the quick scrolling action is ongoing; and searching for data that corresponds to the search query. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein receiving the first input comprises receiving a swiping gesture. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2 comprising: receiving a further swiping gesture; and searching for a further instance of the data corresponding to the search query. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein receiving the first input comprises receiving a swiping gesture on an optical jog pad. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein receiving the first input comprises receiving a swiping gesture on a list of items displayed on a touch screen. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein receiving the first input comprises receiving a swiping gesture on a touch-sensitive mouse. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein receiving the first input comprises receiving a contactless swiping gesture detectable by a contactless gesture recognition system. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions in code which when loaded into a memory and executed by a processor of a computing device cause the computing device to: receive first user input that initiates a quick scrolling action and activates a speech recognition subsystem; receive second user input by recognizing voice input using the voice recognition subsystem to determine a search query, wherein the second input is received while the quick scrolling action is ongoing; and search for data that corresponds to the search query. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8 wherein the code for receiving the first input comprises code for receiving a swiping gesture. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 9 comprising code to cause the device to: receive a further swiping gesture; and search for a further instance of the data corresponding to the search query. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8 wherein the code for receiving the first input comprises code for receiving one of: a swiping gesture on an optical jog pad, a swiping gesture on a list of items displayed on a touch screen, a swiping gesture on a touch-sensitive mouse and a contactless swiping gesture in proximity to a contactless user input device. ### Claim 12 A computing device comprising: a memory for storing data; a first user input device for receiving first user input that initiates a quick scrolling action and that activates a speech recognition subsystem for receiving voice input as second user input received while the quick scrolling action is ongoing, the speech recognition subsystem determining a search query from the voice input; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory to execute a search function for searching the data in response to the search query. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The computing device as claimed in claim 12 wherein the first user input device is a tactile input device for receiving a swiping gesture. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computing device as claimed in claim 13 wherein the processor searches for a further instance of the data corresponding to the search query in response to a further swiping gesture received by the first user input device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The computing device as claimed in claim 12 wherein the first user input device is an optical jog pad. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The computing device as claimed in claim 12 wherein the first user input device is a touch screen displaying a list of items. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The computing device as claimed in claim 12 wherein the first user input device is a touch-sensitive mouse. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The computing device as claimed in claim 12 wherein the first user input device is a contactless gesture recognition system.