All voice transaction data capture—dictation system

• US 8,275,613 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2007
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Unifiedvoice Corporation
• Original Assignee: Unifiedvoice Corporation
• Inventors: Sternklar, Daniel, Harter, F. James, Johnson, Brigham N.
• Primary Examiner(s): COLUCCI, MICHAEL C
• Application Number:
  US11/842,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20080091694A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,862 Days
• Field of Search: 704/1, 704/246, 704/272, 704/9, 704/235, 704/275, 704/251, 715/738, 715/256, 715/201, 434/362
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/685 using automatically derived transcript of audio data, e.g. lyrics speech recognition G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/088 Word spotting

Abstract

A method of dictation in which authors may assign their own words or phrases (UnifiedWords) to introduce various subjects/document elements for a dictated document to be terminated with an ending word such as “end-it”. After transcription the UnifiedWords, with associated dictated text, are submitted and automatically recognized as introducing data that may then be processed by the invention backend database program. Each UnifiedWord allows technical subject identifiers and the author'"'"'s assigned familiar words for their dictation captions. All dictation applications are associated with the author. Dictation applications can be created for one document, a plurality of documents including integration with respective file access methods to update specific information such as electronic medical records, legal case files, law enforcement investigative reports, and other resource databases. The invention does not transcribe the voice files however; all methods of transcription are supported.

Claims

1. An organization system for an All Voice Transaction Data Capture-Dictation System consisting of:

a) a user dictation producing input voice files including documentation subjects while capturing subjects as computable data,

b) a dictation technique used to introduce a plurality of one or more words dictated subject captions to identify free expression prose including an ending phrase “

end-it,”

the ending words “

end-it”

are preferred, however they could be replaced in the dictationbase software by some other choice;

c) using a prescribed preformatted template rich text format (RTF) word processing file including tagged subject identifiers to setup each dictation application;

d) dictating a voice file using dictation subject captions listed on a reminder list outline to be recorded with prose as a voice file compatible with listening and playback used by the transcription source,

e) submitting the transcript produced from the dictated voice file including dictated subject captions, colon, or some other punctuation character to identify prose terminated by the phrase “

end-it”

as transcribed by any transcription source;

for computer processing (programmatic processing recited)

f) storing prescribed dictated prose with dictated subject captions in the dictation application including the user as an indexed textual database table as organized in the dictationbase,

g) storing pre-configured applications including those for the healthcare industry filed by specialty,

h) storing transcripts comprised of dictated subject captions (one or more words) with prose dictated,

i) storing a prescribed dictation application by address ID and the specified user,

j) setting up, entering and accessing a secure type-once subject identifier data table configured for use with multiple applications including one or more unique subject identifiers to be used as the look-up key,

k) entering static data (user, and staff) in the secure dictationbase system,

l) entering type-once private secure essential data including elements for use in multiple dictation applications;

m) users assigning and entering (one or more words) as dictation subject captions,

n) dictating a subject caption “

application name”

followed by a colon or some other punctuation character including the application name and the phrase “

end-it”

to terminate the entry,

o) selectively dictating subject captions with a prescribed modifier uttering assigned words (one or more words) to insert default copy stored in the dictationbase to assemble the final documentation during computer processing,

p) uttering a prescribed modifier for each dictated subject caption before the colon or some other punctuation character or after the colon with or without including prose followed by “

end-it”

;

q) submitting for computer processing transcripts with dictated subject captions with prose followed by “

end-it”

, preformatted templates, type once data subject identifiers, including the user identification to assemble documents and store dictated subject captions by subject identified data in the specific dictation application by address ID,

r) submitting for computer processing dictated subject caption identified prose in transcripts including sorting, comparing, identifying, merging, including reading/writing to document templates and executing defined read/write connections with resource databases.

s) searching indexed information by dictated subject caption, subject identifier and/or specific prose dictated information designated by the user.

2. A database (dictationbase) system described in claim 1 wherein prescribed document templates are created for any industry sector that dictates voice files for transcription including user dictated subject captions with prose followed by the termination phrase “

end-it”

as identified data.

3. A database (dictationbase) system described in claim 2 comprised of creating, storing, and maintaining the prescribed templates, voice file transcripts with dictated subject captions in the indexed dictationbase by address ID for assembling documents and capturing subject identified computable data.

4. A system as described in claim 1 wherein the RTF subject identifiers and dictated subject captions prescribe identification of the prose identifiers.

5. A system as described in claim 1 that can use database field names from resource database systems or files comprising the subject identifiers in the prescribed dictation applications tagged RTF template for identified data capture with prescribed connections for the resource data files or database systems.

6. A system as described in claim 1 wherein the users prescribed dictation applications are stored in the dictationbase automatically creating the reminder list outline as a dictation reference guide for assigning a plurality of dictated subject captions.

7. The voice recording recited in claim 1 is transcribed/proofread by any source or system so a subsequent transcript can be submitted by the means recited computer processing for use by the dictationbase system comprising steps of:

Including;

a) creating the dictationbase dictation application for one or more documents wherein the tagged subject identifiers are stored in the dictationbase by the means computer processing from preformatted word processing templates or list to be used to assemble documents including matching dictated subject captions together with prose, type once data subject identifiers for subsequent transcript processing, including a plurality of tagged subject identifiers comprised of each subject, document element, database field and prescribed connections to resource systems, type once data fields, industry standard identification or staff assigned document data subject/elements;

b) the dictation user designated for each application assigns and enters familiar (one or more words) comprising subject identification for dictated subject captions in their dictation routine or uses the subject identifiers absent any assigned entry as the dictated subject captions;

c) the dictationbase application produces the reminder list of dictation subject captions to guide the user for the voice recording technique recited in claim 1 comprised of uttering the dictation subject captions with or without modifiers followed by free expression information relevant to said subjects and at least one term indicating an end of said information “

end-it”

;

d) the voice recording dictated in claim 1 is transcribed so the subsequent transcript text file with dictated subject captions including prose can be processed by submitting for computer processing including dictated subject captions review for user dictated modifiers and assembly functions for preformatted documents as well as storing each captured dictated subject caption with dictated prose in the dictationbase by all identifications.

e) the computer processing recited in claim 1 comprised of assembling one or more documents while capturing and storing a plurality of dictated subject captions with prose as computable data in the dictationbase including executing prescribed connection updates for resource database fields.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the user can assign his or her own one or more words as dictated subject captions, comprised of preconfigured multiple dictation modifiers dictated after the dictated subject captions before the colon or after the colon using the dictation technique including functions and/or prose prescribed for the specific transcript processing.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein information technology organizations can prescribe multiple methods of application subject identifiers to automate transactions required by there organizations.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the user dictates a plurality of dictated subject captions with modifiers before or after the colon and/or prose in any preferred order necessary to complete the dictation application.

11. The system dictation recording of claim 1 wherein a dictated color modifier before the prose highlights the prose in that color.

12. The steps of claim 7 consisting of submitting one or more documents nested in their prescribed formats adding subject identifiers as well as entry of dictated subject captions wherein one reminder list eliminates duplication of dictated subject captions for one dictation session.

13. The reminder list recited in claim 1 wherein the list can be printed for visual reference or distributed via synchronization to smartphones'"'"' for display during dictation or for visual reference on an Intranet or Internet Site for display on desktop personal computers, laptops, or any smart device that allows programmatic recording of voice all under password access so that each user can visualize their own reminder list for each dictation application whenever necessary.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein users organize, define, and automate dictation applications to capture identified data while assembling formatted documents.