Systems and methods for providing an electronic dictation interface

• US 9,240,186 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2014
• Issued: 01/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dolbey and Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Dolbey and Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Weeks, Curtis A., Barton, Stephen E., Weks, Aaron G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Desir, Pierre-Louis
• Assistant Examiner(s): THOMAS-HOMESCU, ANNE L
• Application Number:
  US14/564,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106093A1
• Time in Patent Office: 406 Days
• Field of Search: 710/72, 704/275, 704/270, 704/235, 704/246, 704/201, 704/231, 704/270.1, 709/206, 715/728, 715/791
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/28 Constructional details of speech recognition systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications

Abstract

Some embodiments disclosed herein store a target application and a dictation application. The target application may be configured to receive input from a user. The dictation application interface may include a full overlay mode option, where in response to selection of the full overlay mode option, the dictation application interface is automatically sized and positioned over the target application interface to fully cover a text area of the target application interface to appear as if the dictation application interface is part of the target application interface. The dictation application may be further configured to receive an audio dictation from the user, convert the audio dictation into text, provide the text in the dictation application interface and in response to receiving a first user command to complete the dictation, automatically copy the text from the dictation application interface and inserting the text into the target application interface.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor, and

a memory component that stores logic, that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to perform at least the following;

provide a dictation application interface for display on the display device, wherein the dictation application interface is positioned over the target application interface to substantially cover the text area of the target application interface to appear as if the dictation application interface is part of the target application interface and wherein the dictation application interface is adjusted to coincide with a detected adjustment to the target application interface; and

in response to receiving a user command to complete a dictation automatically insert an audio dictation from the dictation application interface into the target application interface.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the target application comprises word processing functionality.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the target application and the dictation application reside on different devices.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the logic further causes the system to provide a record option for recording audio for dictation.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a computing device for receiving audio data and converting the audio data into the audio dictation.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the dictation application converts an audio recording into text and provides the text of the audio recording for display in the dictation application interface.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the logic further causes the system to perform at least the following:

determine a record associated with the audio dictation; and

provide a summary area including information regarding the record.

8. A system for providing a dictation interface comprising:

a processor; and

a memory component coupled to the processor that stores a target application that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to provide a target application interface for display of input from a user, the memory component further storing a dictation application that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to perform at least the following;

provide a dictation application interface for displaying text, wherein the dictation application interface is automatically constructed over the target application interface to cover a predetermined portion of the target application interface to appear as if the dictation application interface is part of the target application interface, such that the dictation application interface adjusts match an adjustment to the target application interface;

receive audio data from the user;

convert the audio data into text;

provide the text in the dictation application interface; and

in response to a triggering event, automatically insert the text from the dictation application interface into the target application interface.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the target application comprises word processing functionality.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the target application and the dictation application reside on different computing devices.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the dictation application further causes the system to provide a record option for recording the audio data.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising a computing device for converting the audio data into text.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the dictation application causes the system to convert an audio recording into text and provides the text of the audio recording for display in the dictation application interface.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the dictation application interface provides a split screen view of an existing document in the target application interface.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the dictation application further causes the system to perform at least the following:

determine a record associated with the audio data; and

provide a summary area including information regarding the record.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores logic that, when executed by a processor, causes a computing device to perform at least the following:

provide a target application interface associated with a target application, wherein the target application interface includes a text area for receiving text;

provide a dictation application interface, associated with a dictation application, wherein the dictation application interface is positioned to cover at least a predetermined portion of the text area of the target application interface to appear as if the dictation application interface is part of the target application interface such that, upon a determination that an alteration has been implemented on the target application interface, the dictation application interface adjusts to match the alteration of the target application interface;

receive audio data;

convert the audio data into text data;

provide the text data in the dictation application interface; and

in response, to receiving a user command to complete, automatically insert the text data into the target application interface.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the dictation application interface provides a split screen view of an existing document in the target application interface.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the dictation application interface further provides a report area interface that provides information regarding at least one of the following:

a particular patient, a test performed on the particular patient, and a procedure performed on the particular patient.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the logic further causes the computing device to perform at least the following:

determine a record associated with the audio data; and

provide a summary area including information regarding the record.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the target application comprises word processing functionality.