System and method for automatically sending text of spoken messages in voice conversations with voice over IP software
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1. A communications method, comprising:
- receiving a conversational speech input from a first user;
converting the received speech input to a text representation thereof using an automated processor;
communicating the text representation and speech input remotely from the first user to a second user in real time, as part of a conversation; and
automatically reproducing the speech input and displaying the text representation in real time to the second user through an automated interface device,wherein the speech input is received by a speech application executing on the automated processor, the speech application further comprising a text dialog interface, further comprising the step of transferring the text representation to the text dialog interface and communicating the text representation by the speech application from the text dial;
wherein the text dialog interface is in a separate application executing on the automated processor and the speech application transfers the text representation to said text dialog interface; and
wherein the speech application receives the speech input as dictation and commands, and sends at least one command derived from the speech input to said separate application.
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Abstract
A communications system and method, comprising means for receiving a speech input from a user; converting the received speech input to a text representation thereof; communicating the text representation remotely from the user; and at least one of reproducing the speech input and displaying the text representation remotely from the user; and converting the text representation into speech remotely from the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A communications method, comprising:
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receiving a conversational speech input from a first user; converting the received speech input to a text representation thereof using an automated processor; communicating the text representation and speech input remotely from the first user to a second user in real time, as part of a conversation; and automatically reproducing the speech input and displaying the text representation in real time to the second user through an automated interface device, wherein the speech input is received by a speech application executing on the automated processor, the speech application further comprising a text dialog interface, further comprising the step of transferring the text representation to the text dialog interface and communicating the text representation by the speech application from the text dial; wherein the text dialog interface is in a separate application executing on the automated processor and the speech application transfers the text representation to said text dialog interface; and wherein the speech application receives the speech input as dictation and commands, and sends at least one command derived from the speech input to said separate application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communications apparatus, comprising:
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a speech input for receiving conversational speech information from a first user; a speech to text process for converting the received speech information to a text representation thereof; a communications interface for communicating the text representation and the speech input remotely from the user as part of a real time conversation with a second user; and an audio interface configured to reproduce a second speech input and a visual interface displaying the text representation from the second user to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communications apparatus, comprising:
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a speech input for receiving speech information from a user; a speech to text process for converting the received speech information to a text representation thereof; a communications interface for communicating the text representation remotely from the user and for receiving a text representation of speech; a text to speech interface configured to receive the text representation of speech, and to convert at least a portion of the text representation of speech into speech; and an automated processor configured to distinguish between a linguistic communication and a command in the received text representation of speech, and to selectively process and execute the command in an application separate from the text to speech interface.
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