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Bernhard Weber

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Google Search App

Google Search App (also known as Google Now):

• Google Now

delivers information to the user that they might be interested in

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Google Search App

Google Search App (also known as Google Now):

• Google Now

delivers information to the user that they might be interested in

• Google Voice Search

voice recognition within the Google website (code name “Majel”)

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Google Search App

Google Search App (also known as Google Now):

• Google Now

delivers information to the user that they might be interested in

• Google Voice Search

voice recognition within the Google website (code name “Majel”)

• Google Search

web-search via the Google website (i.e. www.google.com)

www.sti-innsbruck.at

Google Search App

Google Search App (also known as Google Now):

• Google Now

delivers information to the user that they might be interested in

• Google Voice Search

voice recognition within the Google website (code name “Majel”)

• Google Search

web-search via the Google website (i.e. www.google.com)

• Voice Action

executes OS specific commands

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Google Search App – Facts

• First release:

Android 4.1 “Jelly Beans” (2012)

• Supported OS:

Google Android

Apple iOS (29. April 2013)

Google Chrome Browser/ OS (March 2014)

• Available free of charge:

e.g. Google Play store

• Designed to act as a personal assistant:

delegates requests or commands to

certain (web-) services

• Displays information in the form of “cards”

results are constructed based on a semantic

search

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Cards

• Cards:

more than 25 different types of cards

Sports Concerts

Appointments

Events

Flights

Reservations

Stocks

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Commands

• Cards:

more than 25 different types of cards

• Commands:

To start say “Ok Google”

more than 60 commands:

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Conclusion

• Provides a lot of nice information from various categories

• Good recognition of simple commands, but…

e.g. “flight status of British Airways BA 125”:

flight status of British Airways P8 100 25

flight status of British Airways P8 125

flight status of British Airways PA 125

e.g. sending a text message or mail:

no possibility to correct misunderstood words

• No support for completely controlling the phone

• Most of the web specific commands focus on information retrieval

e.g. no functionality for making a reservation

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Questions?