Voice content transcription during collaboration sessions

• US 9,230,546 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2011
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: O'Sullivan, Patrick Joseph, Stern, Edith Helen, Willner, Barry E., Zhang, Hong Bing
• Primary Examiner(s): Adesanya, Olujimi
• Application Number:
  US13/288,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20130117018A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,524 Days
• Field of Search: 704/9, 704/235, 704/246, 704/270, 704/277
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system for voice content transcription during collaboration sessions is described. A method may comprise receiving an indication to provide one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions to a first collaboration session participant. The one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions may correspond to voice content of a second collaboration session participant in one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant. The method may additionally comprise defining a preference for the first collaboration session participant to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to the voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant based upon, at least in part, the indication.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, via one or more computing devices, an indication to provide one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions to a first collaboration session participant of a plurality of collaboration session participants, the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to voice content of a second collaboration session participant in one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, wherein each of the plurality of collaboration session participants selects, via a graphical user interface, which of the other plurality of collaboration session participants displayed on the graphical user interface to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions for;

defining, via the one or more computing devices, a preference for the first collaboration session participant to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to the voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant based upon, at least in part, the indication;

applying, via the one or more computing devices, the preference to a first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant and to each subsequent collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, wherein the preference is applied to each subsequent collaboration session based upon, at least in part, participants of the subsequent collaboration;

providing, via the one or more computing devices, a first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription to the first collaboration session participant during the first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to first voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session, wherein the first collaboration session participant only receives the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions for each participant of the plurality of participants that the first collaboration session participant selected via the graphical user interface; and

indicating to the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session via a pop up interface appearing on the original graphical user interface that the first collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session has requested transcription of the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the preference for the first collaboration session participant to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to the voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

providing a second real-time voice content-to-text content transcription to the first collaboration session participant during a second collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, the second real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to second voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the second collaboration session.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant during the first collaboration session to include text content in the transcription that reflects additional voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication to provide the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions to the first collaboration session participant is based upon, at least in part, detection of an insufficient voice-over-internet-protocol session quality associated with the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant is provided to the first collaboration session participant via the graphical user interface including text content of the transcription.

8. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, via one or more computing devices, an indication to provide one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions to a first collaboration session participant of a plurality of collaboration session participants, the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to voice content of a second collaboration session participant in one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, wherein each of the plurality of collaboration session participants selects, via a graphical user interface, which of the other plurality of collaboration session participants displayed on the graphical user interface to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions for;

defining, via the one or more computing devices, a preference for the first collaboration session participant to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to the voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant based upon, at least in part, the indication;

applying, via the one or more computing devices, the preference to a first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant and to each subsequent collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, wherein the preference is applied to each subsequent collaboration session based upon, at least in part, participants of the subsequent collaboration;

providing, via the one or more computing devices, a first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription to the first collaboration session participant during the first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to first voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session, wherein the first collaboration session participant only receives the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions for each participant of the plurality of participants that the first collaboration session participant selected via the graphical user interface; and

indicating to the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session via a pop up interface appearing on the original graphical user interface that the first collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session has requested transcription of the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

storing the preference for the first collaboration session participant to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to the voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

providing a second real-time voice content-to-text content transcription to the first collaboration session participant during a second collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, the second real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to second voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the second collaboration session.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

generating the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

updating the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant during the first collaboration session to include text content in the transcription that reflects additional voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the indication to provide the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions to the first collaboration session participant is based upon, at least in part, detection of an insufficient voice-over-internet-protocol session quality associated with the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant is provided to the first collaboration session participant via the graphical user interface including text content of the transcription.

15. A computing system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor;

a first software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first software module is configured to receive an indication to provide one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions to a first collaboration session participant of a plurality of collaboration session participants, the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to voice content of a second collaboration session participant in one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, wherein each of the plurality of collaboration session participants selects, via a graphical user interface, which of the other plurality of collaboration session participants displayed on the graphical user interface to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions for;

a second software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the second software module is configured to define a preference for the first collaboration session participant to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to the voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant based upon, at least in part, the indication;

a third software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the third software module is configured to apply the preference to a first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant and to each subsequent collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, wherein the preference is applied to each subsequent collaboration session based upon, at least in part, participants of the subsequent collaboration;

a fourth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the fourth software module is configured to provide a first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription to the first collaboration session participant during the first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to first voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session, wherein the first collaboration session participant only receives the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions for each participant of the plurality of participants that the first collaboration session participant selected via the graphical user interface; and

a fifth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the fifth software module is configured to indicate to the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session via a pop up interface appearing on the original graphical user interface that the first collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session has requested transcription of the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant.

16. The computing system of claim 15, further comprising:

a sixth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the fifth software module is configured to store the preference for the first collaboration session participant to receive the one or more real-time voice content-to-text content transcriptions corresponding to the voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the one or more collaboration sessions including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant.

17. The computing system of claim 16, further comprising:

a seventh software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the sixth software module is configured to provide a second real-time voice content-to-text content transcription to the first collaboration session participant during a second collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant, the second real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to second voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the second collaboration session.

18. The computing system of claim 15, further comprising:

an eighth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the seventh software module is configured to generate the first real-time voice content-to-text content transcription corresponding to the first voice content of the second collaboration session participant in the first collaboration session including the first collaboration session participant and the second collaboration session participant.