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Transcription of spoken communications

  • US 9,787,819 B2
  • Filed: 09/18/2015
  • Issued: 10/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A user terminal comprising:

  • a microphone for capturing a portion of speech spoken by a near-end user of said user terminal;

    a network interface for connecting to a communication network;

    a touchscreen user interface;

    a communication client application configured to;

    conduct a communication session, over said communication network, between the near-end user and one or more far-end users of one or more far-end terminals, said communication session including an estimated transcription of said portion of speech that is capable of being sent in a message to the one or more far-end users;

    obtain a plurality of alternative transcriptions for said portion of speech including an estimated probability of being correct for each transcription of the plurality of alternative transcriptions;

    implement a vetting mechanism to allow the near-end user to vet the estimated transcription via the touchscreen user interface prior to the estimated transcription being sent in said message, the vetting mechanism including;

    a first gesture received at the touchscreen user interface indicating acceptance of the estimated transcription to be included in a predetermined role in the message; and

    one or more second gestures received at the touchscreen user interface indicating rejection of the estimated transcription from being included in said message; and

    in response to receiving an indication of the one or more second gestures, select a next most probable transcription from the plurality of alternative transcriptions according to the respective estimated probability of being correct, and present the next most probable transcription with an option to accept or reject the next most probable transcription via the touchscreen user interface to be sent in said message.

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