System and methods for reporting
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for a user to create a report through voice output, comprising:
- (a) receiving by a computer information from user input via a user input device;
(b) processing by the computer the information, wherein said processing step utilizes a heuristic algorithm;
(c) performing by the computer a task resultant from said processing step, wherein said performing step further comprises a step of making a heuristic selection of one or more macros from a macro library;
(d) preparing by the computer a response based on said performing step;
(e) communicating the response as voice output verbalized through use of a voice output device; and
(f) repeating said steps (a)-(e) until the report is completed.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and methods for preparing reports, such as medical reports. The system and methods advantageously can verbalize information, using speech synthesis (text-to-speech), to support a dialogue between a user and the reporting system during the course of the preparation of the report in order that the user can avoid inefficient visual distractions.
147 Citations
47 Claims
-
1. A method for a user to create a report through voice output, comprising:
-
(a) receiving by a computer information from user input via a user input device; (b) processing by the computer the information, wherein said processing step utilizes a heuristic algorithm; (c) performing by the computer a task resultant from said processing step, wherein said performing step further comprises a step of making a heuristic selection of one or more macros from a macro library; (d) preparing by the computer a response based on said performing step; (e) communicating the response as voice output verbalized through use of a voice output device; and (f) repeating said steps (a)-(e) until the report is completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
-
-
28. A system for a user to prepare a current report comprising:
-
a user input device to enter information from a user input; a reporting system to receive and process the information by executing a heuristic algorithm, said reporting system structured to perform a task and prepare a response based on the performance of the task, wherein the task is a heuristic selection of one or more macros from a macro library; and a voice output device to communicate the response aurally as voice output. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
-
Specification