Speech transcription and analysis system and method
First Claim
1. A method for use by a therapist to transcribe speech of a student comprising the steps of:
- (a) prompting a student to produce a word comprising a plurality of phonemes orally;
(b) displaying a correct production of the word to a therapist;
(c) displaying a phonetic representation of at least one incorrect production of the word to the therapist;
(d) permitting the therapist to make an electronic selection from among the displayed correct and incorrect production representations based upon the student-produced word; and
(e) performing an automatic analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon an incorrect production representation selection.
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Abstract
A transcription method uses a computerized process to prompt a student to produce at least one phoneme orally. Next a correct and at least one incorrect production of the phoneme are displayed. The therapist selects from among the displayed productions based upon the student-produced phoneme. The system includes a processor and display to prompt a student to produce at least one phoneme orally, display a correct and at least one incorrect production of the phoneme. The therapist then uses an input device in signal communication with the processor to select from among the displayed correct and incorrect productions based upon the student-produced phoneme, thus obviating the need for the therapist to enter the incorrect production symbol by symbol, unless it is desired to do so, or unless the actual production is not found among the displayed production selections.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for use by a therapist to transcribe speech of a student comprising the steps of:
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(a) prompting a student to produce a word comprising a plurality of phonemes orally;
(b) displaying a correct production of the word to a therapist;
(c) displaying a phonetic representation of at least one incorrect production of the word to the therapist;
(d) permitting the therapist to make an electronic selection from among the displayed correct and incorrect production representations based upon the student-produced word; and
(e) performing an automatic analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon an incorrect production representation selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for use by a therapist to transcribe speech of a student comprising the steps of:
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prompting a student to orally produce a narration comprising a plurality of phonemes by selecting a stimulus for eliciting connected speech;
permitting the therapist to enter the student-produced narration one phoneme at a time into a processor;
performing via software resident in the processor an automatic analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon at least one incorrect production representation in the entered narration.
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8. A system for transcribing speech of a student comprising:
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a processor;
display means in signal communication with the processor for;
prompting a student to produce a word comprising a plurality of phonemes orally;
displaying a phonetic representation of a correct production of the at word to a therapist; and
displaying a phonetic representation of at least one incorrect production of the word to the therapist;
input means in signal communication with the processor for permitting the therapist to select from among the displayed phonetic representations of correct and incorrect productions based upon the student produced; and
software means resident on the processor having a code segment adapted to perform an automatic analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon at least one incorrect production representation in the entered word. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for use by a therapist to transcribe speech of a student comprising the steps of:
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prompting a student to pronounce a word comprising a plurality of phonemes orally;
displaying a phonetic representation of a correct production of the word to a therapist;
displaying a phonetic representation of at least one incorrect production of the word to the therapist;
permitting the therapist to select and perform a method of recording the student-produced word from among the steps of;
making an electronic selection from among the displayed phonetic representations of correct and incorrect productions based upon the student-produced word; and
entering the student-produced word symbolically into a processor; and
automatically performing an analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon the recorded student-produced word. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for transcribing speech of a student comprising:
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a processor;
display means in signal communication with the processor for;
prompting a student to produce a word orally;
displaying a phonetic representation of a correct production of the word to a therapist; and
displaying a phonetic representation of at least one incorrect production of the word to the therapist;
a first input device in signal communication with the processor adapted to permit the therapist to make an electronic selection from among the displayed correct and incorrect production representations based upon the student-produced word;
a second input device in signal communication with the processor adapted to permit the therapist to enter the student-produced word symbolically into the processor; and
software means resident on the processor having a code segment adapted to perform an automatic analysis of a student speech production difficulty based upon at least one incorrect production representation in the entered word. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for analyzing a speech problem in a user comprising the steps of:
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displaying a symbol to a user, the symbol representative of a word comprising a plurality of phonemes, the displaying step under control of a processor;
prompting a user to pronounce the word orally;
entering the user-pronounced word symbolically into an electronic device;
transmitting the entered symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word to the processor; and
automatically analyzing the symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word to determine whether an error exists in the user pronunciation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Computer software for analyzing a speech problem in a user comprising:
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a code segment for displaying a symbol to a user on a display device, the symbol representative of a word comprising a plurality of phonemes;
a code segment for prompting a user to pronounce the word orally;
a code segment for receiving a symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word; and
a code segment for analyzing the symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word to determine whether an error exists in the user pronunciation. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for analyzing a speech problem in a user comprising:
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a processor;
a display device;
a therapist input device adapted to receive a symbolic representation of a word comprising a plurality of phonemes, the therapist input device comprising means for transmitting data to the processor;
software means resident on the processor for;
displaying a symbol to a user on the display device, the symbol representative of a word comprising a plurality of phonemes;
prompting a user to pronounce the word orally;
receiving a symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word from the therapist input device; and
automatically analyzing the symbolic representation of the user-pronounced word to determine whether an error exists in the user pronunciation. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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