TRANSCRIPTION, ARCHIVING AND THREADING OF VOICE COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
- receiving speech of a first user who is speaking with a second user;
recognizing the speech of the first user as text of the first user, independent of any transmission of that speech to the second user;
receiving text corresponding to speech of the second user, which was received and recognized as text of the second user separate from the receiving and recognizing of the speech of the first user; and
merging the text of text of the first user and the text of the second user into a transcript.
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Abstract
Described is a technology that provides highly accurate speech-recognized text transcripts of conversations, particularly telephone or meeting conversations. Speech is received for recognition when it is at a high quality and separate for each user, that is, independent of any transmission. Moreover, because the speech is received separately, a personalized recognition model adapted to each user'"'"'s voice and vocabulary may be used. The separately recognized text is then merged into a transcript of the communication. The transcript may be labeled with the identity of each user that spoke the corresponding speech. The output of the transcript may be dynamic as the conversation takes place, or may occur later, such as contingent upon each user agreeing to release his or her text. The transcript may be incorporated into the text or data of another program, such as to insert it as a thread in a larger email conversation or the like.
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20 Claims
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1. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
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receiving speech of a first user who is speaking with a second user; recognizing the speech of the first user as text of the first user, independent of any transmission of that speech to the second user; receiving text corresponding to speech of the second user, which was received and recognized as text of the second user separate from the receiving and recognizing of the speech of the first user; and merging the text of text of the first user and the text of the second user into a transcript. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a computing environment, a system comprising:
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a microphone set comprising at least one microphone that is configured to pick up speech of a single user; a device coupled to the microphone set, the device configured to recognize the speech of the single user as recognized text independent of any transmission of the speech; and a merging mechanism that merges the recognized text with other text received from at least one other user into a transcript. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising:
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receiving speech of a first user; recognizing the speech of the first user as first text via a first recognition channel; transmitting the speech to a second user via a transmission channel that is independent of the recognition channel; receiving second text corresponding to recognized speech of the second user that was recognized via a second recognition channel that is separate from the first recognition channel; and merging the first text and the second text into a transcript. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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