SYSTEM AND METHOD ENABLING BI-TRANSLATION FOR IMPROVED PRESCRIPTION ACCURACY

• US 20100023312A1
• Filed: 07/21/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Noel J. Guillama
• Original Assignee: Quantum Group Inc.
• Inventors: Guillama, Noel, Martinez, Pedro, Heath, Chester
• Granted Patent: US 9,230,222 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/194 Calculation of difference between files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/284 Lexical analysis, e.g. tokenisation or collocates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

A system for bi-translation of speech and writing is provided. The system can comprise one or more electronic data processors contained within one or more computing devices. The system can also include a module configured to execute on the one or more electronic data processors in order to record a spoken and written segment into the one or more computing devices, where the segments can be corroborated by selecting potential medications and processes. The module can also be configured to convert the spoken segment into a stream of text or tokens and the written segment into a stream of text or tokens. Furthermore, the module can be configured to compare the converted spoken and written streams of text or tokens to determine whether the spoken segment and the written segment match and output the results.

Claims

1. A computer-based method for bi-translation of speech and writing, the method comprising:

recording a spoken and a written segment into at least one computing device, wherein the segments can be corroborated by selecting potential medications and processes;

converting the spoken segment into a stream of text or tokens and the written segment into a stream of text or tokens; and

comparing the converted spoken and written streams of text or tokens to determine whether the spoken segment and the written segment match and outputting the results.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording step is initiated and completed by selecting at least one of icons and characters on the at least one computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording step comprises speaking and writing the segments simultaneously into the at least one computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording step comprises speaking and writing segments at separate times into the at least one computing device, wherein the beginning and end of each segment are detectable.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising rerecording the spoken and written segments into the at least one computing device if the beginning and end of each segment are not detectable.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the streams as accurate and enabling a prescriber to verify the results if the streams of text or tokens match.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an alert and enabling a prescriber the option of keying in an entry, selecting the correct text sequence from alternatives shown on the at least one computing device, or selecting from a list of commonly prescribed medications and processes if the streams of text or tokens do not match.

8. A computer-based system for bi-translation of speech and writing, the system comprising:

at least one electronic data processor contained within at least one computing device; and

a module configured to execute on the at least one electronic data processor, wherein the module is configured to;

record a spoken and written segment into the at least one computing device, wherein the segments can be corroborated by selecting potential medications and processes;

convert the spoken segment into a stream of text or tokens and the written segment into a stream of text or tokens; and

compare the converted spoken and written streams of text or tokens to determine whether the spoken segment and the written segment match and output the results.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the module is configured to initiate and complete a recording by enabling a user to select at least one of icons and characters on the at least one computing device.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the module is configured to record the spoken and written segments simultaneously.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the module is further configured to record to the spoken and written segments at separate times, wherein the beginning and end of each segment are detectable.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the module is configured to rerecord the spoken and written segments if the beginning and end of each segment are not detectable.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the module is further configured to display the streams of text or tokens as accurate if the streams match and to enable a prescriber to verify the results.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the module is configured to provide an alert and to give a prescriber the option of key entry, selecting the correct text sequence from alternatives shown on the at least one computing device, or selecting from a list of commonly prescribed medications and processes if the streams of text or tokens do not match.

15. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein computer-readable instructions, which, when loaded in and executed by a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:

recording a spoken and a written segment into at least one computing device, wherein the segments can be corroborated by selecting potential medications and processes;

converting the spoken segment into a stream of text or tokens and the written segment into a stream of text or tokens; and

comparing the converted spoken and written streams of text or tokens to determine whether the spoken segment and the written segment match and outputting the results.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the recording step is initiated and completed by selecting at least one of icons and characters on the at least one computing device.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the recording step comprises speaking and writing segments simultaneously into the at least one computing device.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the recording step comprises speaking and writing segments at separate times into the at least one computing device, wherein the beginning and end of each segment are detectable.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising computer-readable code for causing the computer to rerecord the spoken and written segments into the at least one computing device if the beginning and end of each segment are not detectable.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising computer-readable code for causing the computer to display the streams as accurate and enable a prescriber to verify the results if the streams of text or tokens match.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising computer-readable code for causing the computer to provide an alert and enable a prescriber the option of keying in an entry, selecting the correct text sequence from alternatives shown on the at least one computing device, or selecting from a list of commonly prescribed medications and processes if the streams of text or tokens do not match.