Mass-scale, user-independent, device-independent voice messaging system
First Claim
1. A voice messaging system for converting an audio voice message from a caller to text, the voice messaging system comprising:
- a plurality of conversion resources for converting the audio voice message into the text for an intended recipient, the plurality of conversion resources comprising;
a network connection to a transcription service that uses at least one human operator to assist in converting the audio voice message into the text;
at least one automatic speech recognition (ASR) system to automatically recognize at least some of the audio voice message to assist the at least one human operator in converting the audio voice message into the text;
a pre-processing front end configured to;
receive the audio voice message from the caller;
optimize the quality of the audio voice message;
determine a confidence level associated with converting the audio voice message; and
determine an appropriate conversion strategy by selecting a particular conversion resource to process the audio voice message based on the confidence level, wherein determining the appropriate conversion strategy based on the confidence level comprises,if the confidence level is low, flagging the audio voice message as unconvertible and sending a notice that an unconvertible message was received; and
a text output device configured to output the text.
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Abstract
A mass-scale, user-independent, device-independent, voice messaging system that converts unstructured voice messages into text for display on a screen is disclosed. The system comprises (i) computer implemented sub-systems and also (ii) a network connection to human operators providing transcription and quality control; the system being adapted to optimize the effectiveness of the human operators by further comprising 3 core sub-systems, namely (i) a pre-processing front end that determines an appropriate conversion strategy; (ii) one or more conversion resources; and (iii) a quality control sub-system.
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1. A voice messaging system for converting an audio voice message from a caller to text, the voice messaging system comprising:
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a plurality of conversion resources for converting the audio voice message into the text for an intended recipient, the plurality of conversion resources comprising; a network connection to a transcription service that uses at least one human operator to assist in converting the audio voice message into the text; at least one automatic speech recognition (ASR) system to automatically recognize at least some of the audio voice message to assist the at least one human operator in converting the audio voice message into the text; a pre-processing front end configured to; receive the audio voice message from the caller; optimize the quality of the audio voice message; determine a confidence level associated with converting the audio voice message; and determine an appropriate conversion strategy by selecting a particular conversion resource to process the audio voice message based on the confidence level, wherein determining the appropriate conversion strategy based on the confidence level comprises, if the confidence level is low, flagging the audio voice message as unconvertible and sending a notice that an unconvertible message was received; and a text output device configured to output the text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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