Insertion of characters in speech recognition

• US 9,978,370 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2015
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Song, Zhang, Jianbang, Qian, Ming, Li, Jian
• Primary Examiner(s): Park, Chan
• Assistant Examiner(s): BRINICH, STEPHEN M
• Application Number:
  US14/815,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20170032789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,026 Days
• Field of Search: 704 1- 10, 704270, 704235, 704246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/232 Orthographic correction, e.g. spell checking or vowelisation
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from an audio capture device, speech input; converting, using a processor, the speech input to machine text; receiving, from an alternate input source, an input comprising at least one character; identifying, using a processor, a location associated with the machine text to insert the at least one character; and inserting, using a processor, the at least one character at the location identified. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, from an audio capture device, speech input;

converting, using a processor, the speech input to machine text;

receiving, from an alternate input source, a non-speech input comprising at least one character, wherein the non-speech input is received during at least one of;

the receiving the speech input and the converting the speech input to machine text and wherein the receiving a non-speech input comprises generating a time stamp associated with the non-speech input when the non-speech input is received;

generating a time stamp within the speech input corresponding to the time stamp of receipt of the non-speech input;

identifying, using a processor, a location associated with the machine text to insert the at least one character, wherein the identifying a location comprises identifying generated time stamp within the speech input corresponding to the time stamp associated with the non-speech input; and

inserting, using a processor, the at least one character at the location identified.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a non-speech input occurs while converting the speech input to machine text.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a non-speech input occurs while receiving the speech input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying further comprises identifying a location based upon context characteristics of the speech input.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the time stamp associated with the non-speech input and the corresponding time stamp within the speech input are received from a single source.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the speech input is received using speech recognition software and wherein the speech recognition software remains active while the non-speech input comprising at least one character is received.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a non-speech input comprises receiving non-speech input from a touch input source.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the at least one character at the location identified and a notification indicating the at least one character has been inserted at the location.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-speech input is selected from the group consisting of:

punctuation, emoticons, numbers, letters, and symbols.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-speech input is received during the converting the speech input to machine text.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a notification to a user that the at least one character has been inserted at the location identified.

12. An information handling device, comprising:

an audio capture device;

a processor operatively coupled to the audio capture device;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

receive, from an audio capture device, speech input;

convert, using a processor, the speech input to machine text;

receive, from an alternate input source, a non-speech input comprising at least one character, wherein the non-speech input is received during at least one of;

the receiving the speech input and the converting the speech input to machine text and wherein to receive a non-speech input comprises receiving a time stamp associated with the non-speech input;

identify a location associated with the machine text to insert the at least one character, wherein to identify a location comprises identifying a corresponding time stamp within the speech input; and

insert the at least one character at the location identified.

13. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein to receive a non-speech input occurs while converting the speech input to machine text.

14. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein to receive the non-speech input occurs while receiving the speech input.

15. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein to identify further comprises identifying a location based upon context characteristics of the speech input.

16. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the time stamp associated with the non-speech input and the corresponding time stamp within the speech input are received from a single source.

17. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the speech input is received using speech recognition software and wherein the speech recognition software remains active while the non-speech input comprising at least one character is received.

18. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein to receive a non-speech input comprises receiving non-speech input from a touch input source.

19. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to display the at least one character at the location identified and a notification indicating the at least one character has been inserted at the location.

20. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code executable by a processor, the code comprising;

code that receives, from an audio capture device, speech input;

code that converts the speech input to machine text;

code that receives, from an alternate input source, a non-speech input comprising at least one character, wherein the non-speech input is received during at least one of;

the receiving the speech input and the converting the speech input to machine text and wherein the code that receives a non-speech input comprises receiving a time stamp associated with the non-speech input;

code that identifies, using a processor, a location associated with the machine text to insert the at least one character, wherein the code that identifies a location comprises identifying a corresponding time stamp within the speech input; and

code that inserts, using a processor, the at least one character at the location identified.