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Speech recognition and editing system

  • US 5,970,460 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1997
  • Issued: 10/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for facilitating access to supplemental information relating to text items entered into an editing application program by a speech recognition system, said supplemental information being stored in a dictation event database (DEDB) maintained by the speech recognition system, said method comprising:

  • maintaining a speech event database (SEDB) containing text items entered by said speech recognition system;

    in response to a user initiated change in the editing point in the editing program, extracting and caching a preselected region of text around the new editing point and creating as a context list characterizing said region;

    searching the speech SEDB event database for text items matching items in said context list thereby to create a mapping of the list to the SEDB;

    using said speech event database as an index into said dictation event database for accessing said supplemental information.

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