Methods, systems, and computer program products for editing using an interface

• US 8,312,379 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2007
• Issued: 11/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Basson, Sara H., Correa, Nelson, Grabarnik, Genady, Kanevsky, Dimitri
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Nicholas
• Assistant Examiner(s): STITT, ERIK V
• Application Number:
  US11/843,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20090055761A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,910 Days
• Field of Search: 715/747, 715/708, 715/810, 715/764, 707/104.1
• US Class Current: 715/747
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Methods, computer program products, and systems for editing using an interface for selecting and presenting editing tools are described. An input document is received for editing. A strategy for editing the document is identified. Editing tools are selected to edit the document, and the selected editing tools are presented.

Claims

1. A method of editing on a computer, comprising:

receiving an input document for editing;

identifying a strategy for editing the document by the computer;

selecting editing tools to edit the document by the computer, wherein the document is a transcribed transcript of audio; and

presenting the selected editing tools, wherein the identifying the strategy comprises determining which editing tools to select in editing the document and determining a sequence to present the editing tools to a user by the computer;

wherein the computer automatically determines which of the editing tools to present to the user to edit text of the transcript based on a time that each one of the editing tools requires to make corrections to the transcript.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically selecting which one of the editing tools to present to the user to edit the transcript based on whether the transcript is a transcription of at least one of a lecture, a news broadcast, and a conversation.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying a plurality of factors for determining which editing tools to select in editing the document, the plurality of factors comprising:

subject matter of the document,

required time for editing the document,

user history,

nationality of the user,

accent of the user,

age of the user,

gender of the user,

native language of the user,

socioeconomic classification of the user,

educational level of the user,

emotional state of the user,

cost,

audio quality, and

efficiency for the respective editing tools, wherein the efficiency is based on training data for the respective editing tools.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the strategy to a predefined confidence level; and

identifying another strategy if necessary based on the comparison.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising updating the strategy dynamically while editing the document such that the strategy varies based on the plurality of factors.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected editing tools are presented to the user in a sequence, such that the sequence for the editing tools provides an option for the user at each stage in the editing process, and

wherein the user is identified such that editing tools are selected based on the identity of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing feedback to at least one of:

the editing tools and a speech recognition system.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a training process in which the editing tools are tested against a training document that has previously been edited,

performing statistical analysis on the results of the testing of the editing tools to determine the accuracy of each of the editing tools, and

utilizing the statistical analysis in identifying the strategy.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to the user making an edit to an error in the document, applying the edit to any other location that the error occurs in the document.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting at least one of:

a list of alternative words for a potential error in the document;

a list of sentences for the potential error in the document; and

a link to a corresponding audio segment for the potential error in the document.

11. A system for editing, comprising:

a processor for executing instructions;

a display; and

an interface configured to determine a strategy for editing a document via the processor, the interface selecting editing tools in accordance with the strategy, wherein the interface presents editing tools to a user on the display;

wherein the document is a transcribed transcript of audio; and

wherein the processor automatically selects which editing tools to present to the user to edit text of the transcript based on a time that each one of the editing tools requires to make corrections to the transcript.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the strategy comprises which editing tools to select in editing the document and a sequence in which each of the editing tools is presented to the user on the display.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the interface identifies another strategy if the strategy does not meet a predefined confidence level.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the selected editing tools are presented to the user in a sequence, such that the sequence for the editing tools provides an option for the user at each stage of the editing process.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the interface provides feedback to at least one of:

the editing tools and a speech recognition system.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein:

each of the editing tools performs a training process in which the editing tools are tested against a training document that has previously been edited,

statistical analysis is performed on the results of the editing tools to determine the accuracy of each of the editing tools, and

the interface utilizes the statistical analysis in determining the strategy.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein in response to the user making an edit to an error in the document, the editing tools can apply the edit to any other location that the error occurs in the document.

18. A computer program product, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, for editing, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to execute a method, comprising:

receiving an input document for editing;

identifying a strategy for editing the document;

selecting editing tools to edit the document;

presenting the selected editing tools;

wherein the document is a transcribed transcript of audio; and

automatically selecting which editing tools to present to the user to edit text of the transcript based on a time that each one of the editing tools requires to make corrections to the transcript.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the step of identifying a strategy comprises determining which editing tools to select in editing the document and a sequence in which each of the editing tools is presented to a user.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the interface identifies another strategy if the strategy does not meet a predefined confidence level.