Document Extension in Dictation-Based Document Generation Workflow

• US 20160179770A1
• Filed: 02/26/2016
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 3M Health Information Systems Inc (Solventum Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MModal IP LLC (3M Company)
• Inventors: Koll, Detlef, Fritsch, Juergen, Finke, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,996,510 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

An automatic speech recognizer is used to produce a structured document representing the contents of human speech. A best practice is applied to the structured document to produce a conclusion, such as a conclusion that required information is missing from the structured document. Content is inserted into the structured document based on the conclusion, thereby producing a modified document. The inserted content may be obtained by prompting a human user for the content and receiving input representing the content from the human user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method performed by at least one computer processor, the method comprising:

(A) applying automatic speech recognition to an audio signal to produce a structured document representing contents of the audio signal;

(B) determining whether the structured document includes an indication of compliance for each of a plurality of best practices to produce a conclusion;

(C) inserting content into the structured document, based on the conclusion, to produce a modified structured document;

(D) generating a first indication that a user should provide additional input of a first type to conform the structured document to a first best practice in the plurality of best practices; and

(E) generating a second indication that the user should provide additional input of a second type to conform the structured document to a second best practice in the plurality of best practices.