A method, system and computer readable device for recognizing a partial utterance in an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system where said method comprising the steps of, receiving, by a ASR recognition unit, an input signal representing a speech utterance or word and transcribing the input signal...http://www.google.com/patents/US7437291?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7437291 - Using partial information to improve dialog in automatic speech recognition systems
