Computer-aided transcription system using pronounceable substitute text with a common cross-reference library

• US 5,926,787 A
• Filed: 08/31/1998
• Issued: 07/20/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Engate LLC
• Original Assignee: Engate, Inc.
• Inventors: Jarvis, Lawrence M., Bennett, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hudspeth, David R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Storm, Donald L.
• Application Number:
  US09/144,582
• Time in Patent Office: 323 Days
• Field of Search: 704/235, 704/1, 704/3, 704/5, 704/7, 704/200, 704/231, 704/251, 704/254, 704/270, 704/276, 704/277, 704/278, 704/275
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/313 Selection or weighting of terms for indexing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/685 using automatically derived transcript of audio data, e.g. lyrics speech recognition G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7844 using original textual content or text extracted from visual content or transcript of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/268 Morphological analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/289 Phrasal analysis, e.g. finite state techniques or chunking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/55 Rule-based translation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/10 with dictation recording and playback systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2368 : Multiplexing of audio and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4341 : Demultiplexing of audio and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/073 : for mutually locking plural sources of synchronising signals, e.g. studios or relay stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 : Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 : Conference systems

Abstract

A transcription network having linked computer terminals for a court reporter and for examining, defending, and associate attorneys is disclosed. Cross-reference libraries, phoneme libraries, phoneme dictionaries, and pronunciation indices are used by a reporter terminal to generate readable text transcripts which are communicated to the other terminals for real-time review. Cross-reference libraries provide for the bulk of the transcription while stenographic keystrokes that cannot be directly transcribed are converted to phoneme text or other pronounceable form for down-line readability. A common cross-reference library is provided to supplement local cross-reference libraries to aid transcription and to provide for standardization. The reporter terminal provides for update and preparation of the local cross-reference libraries using case law and evidence prior to a proceeding, as well as provides key-stroke training for the court reporter. Foreign language tables are also provided to service proceedings involving two or more languages.

Claims

1. A reporting system used by at least a lay person, the reporting system comprising:

a screen;

a processing system that attempts to identify exact textual representations for words spoken in real time;

said processing system identifying substitute text for those of the words spoken that the processing system fails to identify exact textual representations; and

said processing system directing display of the exact textual representations and the substitute text on the screen.

2. The reporting system of claim 1 wherein said processing system utilizes a cross-reference library in attempting to identify exact textual representations.

3. The reporting system of claim 2 wherein said processing system utilizes a phoneme library to identify the substitute text.

4. The reporting system of claim 1 wherein said processing system utilizes a phoneme library to identify the substitute text.

5. The reporting system of claim 1 wherein said processing system utilizes a pronunciation index to identify the substitute text.

6. The reporting system of claim 1 that utilizes foreign language translation.

7. A reporting system used by a court reporter and a lay person, the reporting system comprising:

a processing system that generates first textual representations for spoken words in real-time;

said processing system attempting to identify second textual representations for spoken words in real-time;

said processing system identifying third textual representations for spoken words in real-time for those of the words spoken that the processing system fails to identify the second textual representations, said third textual representations being different than the first textual representations corresponding thereto;

a first screen that displays at least the first textual representations; and

a second screen that displays at least the second and the third textual representations.

8. The reporting system of claim 7 wherein the first textual representations comprise stenographic keystrokes.

9. The reporting system of claim 8 wherein the third textual representations comprise pronounceable substitute text.

10. The reporting system of claim 7 wherein the third textual representations comprise pronounceable substitute text.

11. The reporting system of claim 7 wherein said processing system utilizes a cross-reference library in attempting to identify the second textual representations.

12. The reporting system of claim 11 wherein said processing system utilizes a phoneme library to identify the third textual representations.

13. The reporting system of claim 7 wherein said processing system utilizes a phoneme library to identify the third textual representations.

14. The reporting system of claim 7 wherein said processing system utilizes a pronunciation index to identify the third textual representations.