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Dictation/transcription method and arrangement

  • US 4,430,726 A
  • Filed: 06/18/1981
  • Issued: 02/07/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of operating a dictation transcribing system characterized by the steps of:

  • a. receiving voice dictation signals representing one or more spoken words from a dictation terminal,b. segmenting said dictation signals into time sequential voice dictation segments each consisting of one or more words,c. checking and storing in a done time table entries identifying the time when each transcriber terminal was available to receive transcribing,d. assigning and transmitting each sequential voice dictation segment to one of a plurality of transcriber terminals by selecting a transcriber terminal having the earliest time entry in said done time table,e. transcribing voice dictation segments into transcription signals at the assigned transcriber terminal andf. assembling the transcription signals from the transcriber terminals according to the segment assignments.

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