Indicia to indicate a dictation application is capable of receiving audio
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing indicia to a dictation client that a dictation application is able to receive data input, comprising:
- initiating a dictation application that uses audio input received from a microphone at a client station;
indicating at the client station through the use of at least one indicia having a first configuration that the microphone is not capable of accepting audio input;
determining whether the microphone at the client station is capable of receiving audio input for the dictation application; and
if it is determined in the determining step that the microphone at the client station is capable of receiving audio input for the dictation application, transforming the at least one indicia from the first configuration to a second configuration indicating that the microphone is capable of accepting audio input.
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Abstract
A client station having access to an application is provided. The application has at least one indicia having a first configuration and a second configuration different from the first configuration. The second configuration indicating the application is able to accept input.
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing indicia to a dictation client that a dictation application is able to receive data input, comprising:
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initiating a dictation application that uses audio input received from a microphone at a client station; indicating at the client station through the use of at least one indicia having a first configuration that the microphone is not capable of accepting audio input; determining whether the microphone at the client station is capable of receiving audio input for the dictation application; and if it is determined in the determining step that the microphone at the client station is capable of receiving audio input for the dictation application, transforming the at least one indicia from the first configuration to a second configuration indicating that the microphone is capable of accepting audio input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a display; the display providing a graphical user interface having a tool bar with at least one graphical icon indicative of an application accessible through the graphical user interface; the display providing a first indicia having a first configuration and a second configuration, the first configuration indicating the application is not capable of receiving input and the second configuration indicating the application is capable of receiving input, the first configuration being different than the second configuration; and the processor to initiate the application when the at least one graphical icon is activated and the processor to cause the first indicia to be in the first configuration, the processor having a determination module to determine when the application is capable of receiving input and, when it is determined the application is capable of receiving input, to cause the first indicia to be in the second configuration indicating the application is capable of receiving input. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dictation/transcription system, comprising:
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at least one processor, the at least one processor comprising a speech recognition engine that converts audio data to textual data; a display coupled to the at least one processor, the display having a graphical user interface to allow the user to provide instructions to the at least one processor; and a microphone coupled to the at least one processor, the microphone to receive audio input from a user and provide audio data to the at least one processor for the speech recognition engine to convert to textual data;
whereinthe processor displays on the graphical user interface a first graphical icon having a first configuration indicating the microphone is not able to provide audio to the speech recognition engine and having a second configuration indicating that the microphone is able to provide audio to the speech recognition engine.
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