System for concurrent display and textual annotation of prepared materials by voice-to-text converted input
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1. A voice-to-text document annotation system, comprising:
- a data-storage means;
a microphone operatively coupled with the data-storage means;
a voice-to-text conversion means embodied as computer-executable code and operatively coupled with the microphone and with the data-storage means, and configured to convert a spoken vocal input to a data-encoded text string;
a computer-operable slide-show sequencing means operatively coupled with the data-storage means;
a data-mixing means operatively coupled with the data-storage means, with the computer-operable slide-show sequencing means, and with the voice-to-text conversion means, and configured to enable a user to selectively annotate a prepared slide-show image retrieved from the storage means and sequenced by the slide-show sequencing means, by placing at a user-selected position within the slide-show image a text string produced by the voice-to-text conversion means from a spoken vocal input received at the microphone;
an annotation control means operable by a user and operatively coupled with the data-mixing means, the annotation control means configured with user-selectable controls to affect at least one of the actions selected from the group consisting of initiating text string placement by the data-mixing means, terminating text string placement by the data-mixing means, specifying a placement position of the text string relative to the slide-show image, and altering a text characteristic of at least a portion of the text string; and
a visual presentation means operatively coupled with either or both of the data-storage means and the data-mixing means and configured to display the image to a live audience concurrently with the placement of the text string within the image.
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Abstract
A system and method for converting spoken vocal input to a data-encoded text string, and annotating/mixing the text string with prepared presentation materials while concurrently displaying the materials to a live audience.
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1. A voice-to-text document annotation system, comprising:
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a data-storage means;
a microphone operatively coupled with the data-storage means;
a voice-to-text conversion means embodied as computer-executable code and operatively coupled with the microphone and with the data-storage means, and configured to convert a spoken vocal input to a data-encoded text string;
a computer-operable slide-show sequencing means operatively coupled with the data-storage means;
a data-mixing means operatively coupled with the data-storage means, with the computer-operable slide-show sequencing means, and with the voice-to-text conversion means, and configured to enable a user to selectively annotate a prepared slide-show image retrieved from the storage means and sequenced by the slide-show sequencing means, by placing at a user-selected position within the slide-show image a text string produced by the voice-to-text conversion means from a spoken vocal input received at the microphone;
an annotation control means operable by a user and operatively coupled with the data-mixing means, the annotation control means configured with user-selectable controls to affect at least one of the actions selected from the group consisting of initiating text string placement by the data-mixing means, terminating text string placement by the data-mixing means, specifying a placement position of the text string relative to the slide-show image, and altering a text characteristic of at least a portion of the text string; and
a visual presentation means operatively coupled with either or both of the data-storage means and the data-mixing means and configured to display the image to a live audience concurrently with the placement of the text string within the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for annotating a prepared slide presentation image with speech converted to text, comprising:
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accessing one or more prepared slide-show images stored at one or more data storage means;
selecting by a slide-show sequencing means a sequenced slide-show image from the one or more prepared slide-show images;
displaying by a visual presentation means the selected image to a live audience;
providing a microphone accessible to either or both of a member of the live audience or a presenter of the selected slide-show image;
receiving a spoken language input at the microphone;
converting the spoken language input to a data-encoded text string by a voice-to-text conversion means embodied as computer-executable code; and
mixing the data-encoded text string selectively and visibly into a portion of the selected slide-show image by a data-mixing means while concurrently displaying the slide-show image to the live audience. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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