Method of marking previously dictated text for deferred correction in a speech recognition proofreader

• US 6,457,031 B1
• Filed: 09/02/1998
• Issued: 09/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Hanson, Gary Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bashore, William L.
• Application Number:
  US09/145,792
• Time in Patent Office: 1,483 Days
• Field of Search: 704/235, 704/275, 704/270, 704/251, 704/240, 704/252, 704/260, 704/244, 707/531, 707/500, 707/501.1, 434/179
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue

Abstract

A method for marking dictated text for deferred correction or review of dictated text in a speech recognition system proofreader, comprising the steps of: displaying previously dictated text; sequentially highlighting words in the text; selectively establishing a mark for different ones of the sequentially highlighted words responsive to user commands; and, storing the marks in an ordered list, each of the marks including a current position and length of a corresponding marked word, whereby the marked words can be later recalled for correction in accordance with the ordered list. The method can, further comprise the steps of: displaying the previously dictated text in a first display window; sequentially displaying in a second display window a portion of the previously dictated text including the sequentially highlighted word; and, sequentially displaying in a third display window within the second display window the sequentially highlighted word.

Claims

1. A method for marking dictated text for deferred correction or review of dictated text in a speech recognition system proofreader, comprising the steps of:

displaying previously dictated text;

sequentially highlighting target words in said text during a word-by-word playback;

selectively establishing marks during said word-by-word playback for different ones of said sequentially highlighted target words responsive to user mark commands, each said mark established when said target word is highlighted;

storing said marks in an ordered list, each of said marks including a current position and length of a corresponding marked word, said ordered list containing data associated only with marked words, whereby the marked words can be later recalled for correction in accordance with said ordered list;

displaying said previously dictated text in a first display window;

sequentially visually highlighting each target word of said previously dictated text in a first manner;

visually highlighting each marked word in a second manner;

sequentially displaying in a second display window portions of said previously dictated text including target words highlighted in said first manner; and

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sequentially displaying in a third display window within said second display window target words in said previously dictated text highlighted in said first manner.

2. A method for marking dictated text for deferred correction or review of dictated text in a speech recognition system proofreader, comprising the steps of:

displaying previously dictated text;

sequentially highlighting target words in said text during a word-by-word playback;

selectively establishing marks during said word-by-word playback for different ones of said sequentially highlighted target words responsive to user mark commands, each said mark established when said target word is highlighted;

storing said marks in an ordered list, each of said marks including a current position and length of a corresponding marked word, said ordered list containing data associated only with marked words, whereby the marked words can be later recalled for correction in accordance with said ordered list;

displaying said previously dictated text in a first display window;

sequentially displaying in a second display window a portion of said previously dictated text including said sequentially highlighted target word;

sequentially displaying in a third display window within said second display window said sequentially highlighted target word;

temporarily and automatically highlighting each of said sequentially highlighted target words; and

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visually highlighting said selectively marked words in a different manner.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

permanent visually highlighting said selectively marked words in said different manner responsive to a first user command; and

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removing said permanent visual highlighting responsive to a second user command.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

permanent visually highlighting said selectively marked words in said different manner responsive to a user command; and

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automatically removing said permanent visual highlighting after said marked word has been edited.