Distributed dictation/transcription system
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1. A dictation manager connected to at least one client station and at least two dictation servers, comprising:
- at least one network data port to receive audio signals from the connected client station and to transmit the received audio signals to one of the at least two connected dictation servers;
a dictation server selector to select one of the at least two connected dictation servers to which the received audio signal is transmitted for transcription;
at least one memory containing a user profile, an indication of whether the user profile has been uploaded to any of the at least two dictation servers to which the dictation manager is connected;
wherein if the dictation server selector determines that the user profile has been uploaded to one of the at least two dictation servers, the dictation server selector selects the one of the at least one dictation server to which the user profile has already been uploaded;
wherein if the dictation server selector determines that the user profile has not been uploaded, the dictation server selector selects any one of the at least two dictation servers and uploads the user profile.
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Abstract
A distributed dictation/transcription system is provided. The system provides a dictation manager having a data port to receive and transmit audio signals. The dictation manager includes a dictation server selector to a dictation server to transcribe the audio based on whether the dictation server already has a user profile uploaded.
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1. A dictation manager connected to at least one client station and at least two dictation servers, comprising:
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at least one network data port to receive audio signals from the connected client station and to transmit the received audio signals to one of the at least two connected dictation servers; a dictation server selector to select one of the at least two connected dictation servers to which the received audio signal is transmitted for transcription; at least one memory containing a user profile, an indication of whether the user profile has been uploaded to any of the at least two dictation servers to which the dictation manager is connected; wherein if the dictation server selector determines that the user profile has been uploaded to one of the at least two dictation servers, the dictation server selector selects the one of the at least one dictation server to which the user profile has already been uploaded; wherein if the dictation server selector determines that the user profile has not been uploaded, the dictation server selector selects any one of the at least two dictation servers and uploads the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of distributed dictation and transcription performed using at least one processor associated with a dictation manager, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an audio signal from a user operating a client station; identifying a user profile stored in a memory of the dictation manager associated with the user of the received audio signal; determining whether the identified user profile of the user is stored in at least one of a plurality of servers coupled to the dictation manager; if it is determined that the user profile is stored in at least one of the plurality of servers, then selecting the one server having the user profiled stored to transcribe the received audio signal; and causing the received audio signal to be transmitted to the one server wherein the received audio signal is converted into a textual data signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system to provide a client station with a distributed dictation and transcription service comprising:
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at least one dictation manager connected to at least one client station via a connection, the connection comprising at least one of a data port to receive audio signals from the at least one client station, to transmit textual data to the at least one client station, and to receive textual data from the at least one client station; at least one dictation server comprising at least two transcription engines that transform audio signals of dictated words to textual data signals; at least one connection between the at least one dictation manager and each of the at least two transcription engines adapted to transmit audio signals and textual data signals between the at least one dictation manager and each of the at least two transcription engines; the at least one dictation manager comprising a processor with a means for selecting one of the at least two transcription engines to transform audio signals of dictated words to textual data signals wherein the means for selecting comprises a means for determining whether a user profile is stored in any of the at least one dictation servers; and a memory containing at least one user profile. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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