Method for training a user of speech recognition software

• US 20070198271A1
• Filed: 02/23/2006
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dana Abramson
• Original Assignee: Dana Abramson
• Inventors: Abramson, Dana
• Application Number:
  US11/360,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20070198271A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/227 of the speaker; Human-factor methodology

Abstract

A method of training a user in the proper use of speech recognition software includes instructing the user how to properly pause between commands and dictation.

Claims

1. A method of training a user how to use speech recognition software comprising the steps of:

a) instructing a user to dictate into a microphone of a computer running the speech recognition software one or more sentences provided on paper to the user, the software programmed to convert the dictation of the user into digital text appearing on a monitor of the computer;

b) instructing the user to speak a series of predetermined commands into said microphone while observing the monitor to ensure the spoken commands are being accomplished;

c) instructing the user to pause for between about 1 and 3 seconds between spoken commands in step b); and

d) instructing the user to repeat steps b) and c) until the user has learned to effectively pause between commands.

2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising the step of:

e) instructing the user not to guess at commands

3. The method of claim 1 and further comprising the step of sending an email memo each day to the user following the user'"'"'s initial training session for a predetermined number of days, at least one of the email memos including a request that the user reply to the message using the speech recognition software.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein email memos are sent to the user for five (5) days and each email memo requests the user to reply using the speech recognition software.