Transcription interface for a word processing station
First Claim
1. A digital transcription system comprising:
- a digital dictation recorder for generating a sequence of digitized dictation signals that comprise a dictation segment and a digitized identification signal containing information corresponding to said dictation segment;
a general purpose digital computer system characterized by a computer central processing unit, a computer memory, a computer clock, a periodic timer interrupt circuit, an input device, and a video display device, and operative for running an operating system having a vectored interrupt handler system for processing a plurality of interrupt signals, said computer system further operative for running an application program; and
transcription interface means, connected to said dictation recorder and said computer system, for supplying an audio signal to an audio port of said transcription interface means to communicate said dictation segment to a transcriptionist by converting said dictation segment and for generating a message signal having a signal format compatible with said transcription interface means by formatting said digitized identification signal, said message signal containing said dictation segment information of said digitized identification signal,said transcription interface means being operative to send said message signal to said application program in response to said vectored interrupt handler system processing a first type of said plurality of interrupt signals periodically generated by said periodic timer interrupt circuit, thereby supplying said dictation segment information to said application program.
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Abstract
A transcription interface (10), connected to a general purpose digital computer (11) and a digital dictation recorder (20), for controlling various transcription functions and for automatically transferring information concerning dictation from the recorder (20) to an application program running on the digital computer (11). The recorder (20) generates a sequence of digitized dictation signals including a dictation segment and a digitized identification signal containing information corresponding to the dictation segment. The transcription interface (10) supplies an audio signal to an audio port (43) by converting the digital dictation signal to a signal that audibly reproduces the dictation for transcribing by a transcriptionist. The transcription interface (10) also formats the digitized identification signal to generate a message signal having a signal format compatible with the interface (10). In response to an interrupt signal generated by a timer interrupt circuit (17) of the computer (11), the transcription interface (10) automatically sends the message signal to an application program running on the computer (11) for display by a video display (14) connected to the computer (11). In response to an interrupt signal generated by the application program, the transcription interface (10) supplies a status signal containing information concerning the operation of the application program to the recorder (20). The operation of certain keys on a keyboard (13) connected to the computer (11) generates keyboard interrupts that initiate various transcription control functions by the transcription interface (10).
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39 Claims
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1. A digital transcription system comprising:
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a digital dictation recorder for generating a sequence of digitized dictation signals that comprise a dictation segment and a digitized identification signal containing information corresponding to said dictation segment; a general purpose digital computer system characterized by a computer central processing unit, a computer memory, a computer clock, a periodic timer interrupt circuit, an input device, and a video display device, and operative for running an operating system having a vectored interrupt handler system for processing a plurality of interrupt signals, said computer system further operative for running an application program; and transcription interface means, connected to said dictation recorder and said computer system, for supplying an audio signal to an audio port of said transcription interface means to communicate said dictation segment to a transcriptionist by converting said dictation segment and for generating a message signal having a signal format compatible with said transcription interface means by formatting said digitized identification signal, said message signal containing said dictation segment information of said digitized identification signal, said transcription interface means being operative to send said message signal to said application program in response to said vectored interrupt handler system processing a first type of said plurality of interrupt signals periodically generated by said periodic timer interrupt circuit, thereby supplying said dictation segment information to said application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A dictation transcription interface for use in combination with a digital dictation recorder for generating a sequence of digitized dictation signals that comprise a dictation segment and a digitized identification signal containing information corresponding to said dictation segment and a general purpose digital computer system, characterized by a computer central processing unit, a computer memory, a computer clock, a periodic timer interrupt circuit, an input device, and a video display device, for running an application program, said computer system operative for running an operating system having a vectored interrupt handler system for processing a plurality of timer interrupt signals derived from said periodic timer interrupt circuit, a plurality of input interrupt signals from said manual input device, and a plurality of software interrupt signals from said application program, comprising:
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interface means for inputting an audio signal to an audio port of said transcription interface to communicate said dictation segment to a transcriptionist by converting said dictation segment and for generating a message signal having a signal format compatible with said interface means by formatting said corresponding identification signal, said message signal containing said dictation segment information of said digitized identification signal, said interface means operative to send said message signal to said application program in response to said vectored interrupt handler system processing a selected one of said plurality of said timer interrupt signals, said application program responsive to said message signal to display said dictation segment information on said video display device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A dictation transcription interface for use in combination with a digital dictation recorder for generating a sequence of digitized dictation signals that comprise a dictation segment and a digitized identification signal containing information corresponding to said dictation segment and a general purpose digital computer system characterized by a computer central processing unit, a computer memory, a computer clock, a periodic timer interrupt circuit, a computer bus, a video display device, and an input device, for running an application program, said computer system further operative for running an operating system having a vectored interrupt handler system for processing a plurality of timer interrupt signals derived from said computer clock, a plurality of input interrupt signals from said input device, and a plurality of software interrupt signals from said application program, comprising:
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communications interface means coupled to said dictation recorder for supplying a first signal in response to said dictation segment and supplying a second signal in response to said digitized identification signal; a processor system coupled to said communications interface means for supplying a translated signal by translating said first signal and supplying a message signal having a signal format compatible with said processor system by processing said second signal, said message signal containing said dictation segment information of said digitized identification signal; conversion means coupled to said processor system for supplying an audio signal to an audio port to communicate said dictation segment to a transcriptionist by converting said translated signal; and memory storage means, connected to said processor system via a host bus and to said computer central processing unit via said computer bus, for generating a stored message signal by storing said message signal; said application program being operative to receive said stored message signal from said memory storage means in response to said vectored interrupt handler system processing a selected one of said plurality of said timer interrupt signals; said application program responsive to said stored message signal to generate a video message signal for displaying said dictation segment information on said video display device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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