SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DICTATION FOR A SPEECH RECOGNITION COMMAND SYSTEM

• US 20110301943A1
• Filed: 08/09/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kimberly C. Patch
• Original Assignee: Redstart Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Patch, Kimberly
• Granted Patent: US 8,886,521 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/193 Formal grammars, e.g. finite state automata, context free grammars or word networks
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention, a system and computer-implemented method for enabling dictation may include parsing standard reports in order to identify a plurality of logical phrases in the report used for discrete sections and descriptions. In the report method, the phrases may be parsed and identifier words throughout the report may be compared to eliminate ambiguities. The method may then involve constructing text macros that follow the parsed text, thereby enabling the user to speak the identifiers to indicate full, formatted text. Finally, the report method may involve constructing a mnemonic document so both beginner and experienced users can easily read the identifiers out loud to produce a report. The result of the method is an intuitive, notes-style way to use speech commands to quickly produce a standard, formatted report.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method to use speech commands to produce a formatted report of a predetermined type, comprising:

identifying a set of phrases frequently used to complete discrete sections of the report;

parsing the phrases, where parsing comprises;

constructing the phrases using variables;

assigning each set of variables an identifier;

identifying unique, comfortable-to-say, short identifiers for each phrase including words that accurately bring the phrase to mind;

labeling each phrase as a logical “

and”

or “

or”

;

grouping identifiers into logical, comfortable, spoken sets, wherein one or more groupings are identified, appropriate for different user experience levels and coordinated so it is easy for the user to move to the next level;

labeling each set as a logical “

and”

or “

or”

; and

identifying punctuation locations;

comparing identifier words throughout the report to eliminate ambiguities; and

constructing text macros that follow the parsed text, enabling the user to speak the identifiers to indicate full, formatted text.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, constructing a mnemonic document so a user can easily read the identifiers out loud to produce a report.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mnemonic document uses a middle dot (•

) indicator in order to provide speech instructions for both beginner and advanced users in a single, concise document.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the report is a medical report.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is adapted to operate on a portable speech-enabled office.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is adapted to operate on a speech stick.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising winnowing the phrases to a set of phrases, each unique in meaning prior to parsing.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier is a unique name or wildcard.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier is no more than two words in length.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is adapted to operate within an application for an electronic medical record or an electronic health record.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is embodied in an application of a computer platform.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

defining a structured grammar for a speech recognition system of the computer platform, the structured grammar adapted to enable a user to use a voice command to control the application on the computer platform.