TEXT TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20080045198A1
• Filed: 08/04/2006
• Published: 02/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: X Corp. (f/k/a Twitter, Inc.) (X Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Polozoff, Alexandre, Hamilton, Rick Allen, Boss, Gregory Jensen, Bhogal, Kulvir Singh
• Granted Patent: US 7,733,903 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.4
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0021 located in the aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

A method and system for converting a voice communication to a text transcription. The method comprises receiving by a computing system in a control command center, a first transmission identifier from a vehicle. The first transmission identifier identifies the vehicle. The computing system receives voice communication data for the vehicle from a user in the control command center. A software application within the computing system converts the voice communication data into text data. The computing system transmits the voice communication data, a first copy of the text data and a second transmission identifier to the vehicle. The second transmission identifier identifies the control command center. The computing system receives a confirmation request from the vehicle to confirm if the text data comprises correct information related to the voice communication data. The confirmation request is displayed on a video monitor system. The computing system transmits confirmation data to the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing system in a control command center, a first transmission identifier from a vehicle, said first transmission identifier identifying said vehicle, said computing system comprising a video monitor system;

receiving, by said computing system, voice communication data from a user in said control command center, said voice communication data for said vehicle;

converting, by a software application within said computing system, said voice communication data into text data;

transmitting to vehicle, by said computing system, said voice communication data, a first copy of said text data, and a second transmission identifier, said second transmission identifier identifying said control command center;

receiving from said vehicle, by said computing system, a confirmation request to confirm if said text data comprises correct information related to said voice communication data, said confirmation request displayed on said video monitor system; and

transmitting, by said computing system, confirmation data to said vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising saving, by said computing system, said text data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data comprises said correct information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data does not comprise said correct information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said confirmation data comprises a second copy of said text data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said confirmation data comprises data for changing a format of said first copy.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said first transmission identifier comprises identification data for a transponder located in said vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said first transmission identifier and said second transmission identifier each comprise a continuous tone coded squelch system (CTCSS) identification number.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said control command center is an air traffic control command center, and wherein said vehicle is an aircraft.

10. A method, comprising:

sending, by a computing system in a vehicle, a first transmission identifier to a control command center, said transmission identifier identifying said vehicle;

receiving from said control command center, by said computing system, voice communication data, a first copy of text data related to said voice communication data, and a second transmission identifier, said second transmission identifier identifying said control command center;

requesting, by said computing system, confirmation data to confirm if said first copy comprises correct information related to said voice communication data; and

receiving, by said computing system, said confirmation data from said control command center.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data comprises said correct information.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data does not comprise said correct information.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said confirmation data comprises a second copy of said text data.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said computing system comprises video monitor system, and wherein said method further comprises:

displaying, by said video monitor system, said first copy of said text data; and

changing, by said confirmation data, a format of said first copy of said text data displayed on said video monitor system.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said format comprises a format selected from the group consisting of a color of said text data displayed on said video monitor system, a font size of said text data displayed on said video monitor system, and a location where said text data is displayed on said video monitor system.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein said first transmission identifier comprises identification data for a transponder located in said vehicle.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein said first transmission identifier and said second transmission identifier each comprise a continuous tone coded squelch system (CTCSS) signal identification number.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein said control command center is an air traffic control command center, and wherein said vehicle is an aircraft.

19. A computing system in a control command center, said computing system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the processor implement a communication method, said method comprising;

receiving, by said computing system, a first transmission identifier from a vehicle, said first transmission identifier identifying said vehicle, said computing system comprising a video monitor system;

receiving, by said computing system, voice communication data from a user in said control command center, said voice communication data for said vehicle;

converting, by a software application within said computing system, said voice communication data into text data;

transmitting to vehicle, by said computing system, said voice communication data, a first copy of said text data, and a second transmission identifier, said second transmission identifier identifying said control command center;

receiving from said vehicle, by said computing system, a confirmation request to confirm if said text data comprises correct information related to said voice communication data, said confirmation request displayed on said video monitor system; and

transmitting, by said computing system, confirmation data to said vehicle.

20. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said method further comprises:

saving, by said computing system, said text data.

21. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data comprises said correct information.

22. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data does not comprise said correct information.

23. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said confirmation data comprises a second copy of said text data.

24. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said confirmation data comprises data for changing a format of said first copy.

25. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said first transmission identifier comprises identification data for a transponder located in said vehicle.

26. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said first transmission identifier and said second transmission identifier each comprise a continuous tone coded squelch system (CTCSS) signal identification number.

27. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said control command center is an air traffic control command center, and wherein said vehicle is an aircraft.

28. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium comprising a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm adapted to implement a communication method within a computing system in located in a control command center, said method comprising:

receiving, by said computing system, a first transmission identifier from a vehicle, said first transmission identifier identifying said vehicle, said computing system comprising a video monitor system;

receiving, by said computing system, voice communication data from a user in said control command center, said voice communication data for said vehicle;

converting, by a software application within said computing system, said voice communication data into text data;

transmitting to vehicle, by said computing system, said voice communication data, a first copy of said text data, and a second transmission identifier, said second transmission identifier identifying said control command center;

receiving from said vehicle, by said computing system, a confirmation request to confirm if said text data comprises correct information related to said voice communication data, said confirmation request displayed on said video monitor system; and

transmitting, by said computing system, confirmation data to said vehicle.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said method further comprises:

saving, by said computing system, said text data.

30. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data comprises said correct information.

31. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data does not comprise said correct information.

32. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said confirmation data comprises a second copy of said text data.

33. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said confirmation data comprises data for changing a format of said first copy.

34. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said first transmission identifier comprises identification data for a transponder located in said vehicle.

35. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said first transmission identifier and said second transmission identifier each comprise a continuous tone coded squelch system (CTCSS) signal identification number.

36. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said control command center is an air traffic control command center, and wherein said vehicle is an aircraft.

37. A process for integrating computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computing system located in a control command center, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing a communication method comprising:

receiving, by said computing system, a first transmission identifier from a vehicle, said first transmission identifier identifying said vehicle, said computing system comprising a video monitor system;

receiving, by said computing system, voice communication data from a user in said control command center, said voice communication data for said vehicle;

converting, by a software application within said computing system, said voice communication data into text data;

transmitting to vehicle, by said computing system, said voice communication data, a first copy of said text data, and a second transmission identifier, said second transmission identifier identifying said control command center;

receiving from said vehicle, by said computing system, a confirmation request to confirm if said text data comprises correct information related to said voice communication data, said confirmation request displayed on said video monitor system; and

transmitting, by said computing system, confirmation data to said vehicle.

38. The process of claim 37, wherein said method further comprises:

saving, by said computing system, said text data.

39. The process of claim 37, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data comprises said correct information.

40. The process of claim 37, wherein said confirmation data confirms that said text data does not comprise said correct information.

41. The process of claim 37, wherein said confirmation data comprises a second copy of said text data.

42. The process of claim 37, wherein said confirmation data comprises data for changing a format of said first copy.

43. The process of claim 37, wherein said first transmission identifier comprises identification data for a transponder located in said vehicle.

44. The process of claim 37, wherein said first transmission identifier and said second transmission identifier each comprise a continuous tone coded squelch system (CTCSS) signal identification number.

45. The process of claim 37, wherein said control command center is an air traffic control command center, and wherein said vehicle is an aircraft.