System, method and computer program product for a transcription graphical user interface

• US 7,069,513 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2001
• Issued: 06/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bevocal Incorporated (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Damiba, Bertrand A
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cao (Kevin)
• Application Number:
  US09/769,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20020135609A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,980 Days
• Field of Search: 345/723, 345/786, 345/724, 345/725, 345/853, 345/726, 345/973, 715/723, 715/786, 715/764, 715/853, 715/726, 715/737, 715/738, 715/854, 715/760, 704/243, 704/245
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/063 Training
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are afforded for providing a transcription graphical user interface. Initially, an utterance icon is displayed for prompting the emission of an utterance via a speaker upon the selection thereof. Further, a transcription field is depicted for allowing entry of a transcription of the utterance utilizing a keyboard. In use, the present transcription graphical user interface is displayed using hypertext markup language (HTML).

Claims

1. A method for providing a transcription graphical user interface, comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying an utterance icon for prompting the emission of an utterance via a speaker upon the selection thereof; and

(b) depicting a transcription field for allowing entry of a transcription of the utterance utilizing a keyboard;

(c) wherein the transcription graphical user interface is displayed using hypertext markup language (HTML);

(d) wherein a comment field is depicted for allowing entry of comments associated with the transcription utilizing the keyboard;

(e) wherein the comments include a performance of a transcriber in transcribing the utterance.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the transcription graphical user interface is capable of being displayed over a network utilizing a network browser.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the utterance is transmitted to a plurality of users utilizing the network browser.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a pair of selection icons are displayed for prompting the emission of previous and next utterances.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a hint is displayed corresponding to the utterance.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the hint corresponds to a word matched with the utterance utilizing a speech recognition process.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the transcription graphical user interface is in communication with a database containing untranscribed and transcribed utterance records.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the comments and utterance records are stored for facilitating a tuning of the utterance.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein speech recognition is tuned utilizing the transcriptions.

10. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable-medium for providing a transcription graphical user interface, comprising:

(a) computer code for displaying an utterance icon for prompting the emission of an utterance via a speaker upon the selection thereof; and

(b) computer code for depicting a transcription field for allowing entry of a transcription of the utterance utilizing a keyboard;

wherein the transcription graphical user interface is displayed using hypertext markup language (HTML);

(d) wherein a comment field is depicted for allowing entry of comments associated with the transcription utilizing the keyboard;

(e) wherein the comments include a performance of a transcriber in transcribing the utterance.

11. The computer program product as recited in claim 10, wherein the transcription graphical user interface is capable of being displayed over a network utilizing a network browser.

12. The computer program product as recited in claim 10, wherein a pair of selection icons are displayed for prompting the emission of previous and next utterances.

13. The computer program product as recited in claim 10, wherein a hint is displayed corresponding to the utterance.

14. The computer program product as recited in claim 13, wherein the hint corresponds to a word matched with the utterance utilizing a speech recognition process.

15. A system for providing a transcription graphical user interface, comprising:

(a) logic for displaying an utterance icon for prompting the emission of an utterance via a speaker upon the selection thereof; and

(b) logic for depicting a transcription field for allowing entry of a transcription of the utterance utilizing a keyboard;

(c) wherein the transcription graphical user interface is displayed using hypertext markup language (HTML);

(d) wherein a comment field is depicted for allowing entry of comments associated with the transcription utilizing the keyboard;

(e) wherein the comments include a performance of a transcriber in transcribing the utterance.

16. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein the transcription graphical user interface is capable of being displayed over a network utilizing a network browser.

17. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein a pair of selection icons are displayed for prompting the emission of previous and next utterances.

18. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein a hint is displayed corresponding to the utterance.

19. The system as recited in claim 18, wherein the hint corresponds to a word matched with the utterance utilizing a speech recognition process.