SYNCHRONIZED TRANSCRIPTION RULES HANDLING
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1. A method for rules handling in a distributed transcription system, the method comprising:
- receiving a transcription assignment at a computer-implemented transcription environment, the transcription assignment comprising;
dictation data comprising audio information dictated by an author into a dictation interface, the author being associated with a context designation; and
a transcription rule set being one of a plurality of transcription rule sets stored in a rules data store and generated for application to the dictation data as a function of the context designation;
receiving transcription data at the computer-implemented transcription environment from a transcriptionist via a transcription interface, the transcription data comprising textual representations of corresponding portions of the dictation data, the textual representations being at least partially synchronized with the corresponding portions of the dictation data;
identifying a rule violation by applying the transcription rule set to the transcription data using the computer-implemented transcription environment, the rule violation being associated with a textual representation and substantially synchronized with the corresponding portion of the dictation data; and
displaying an indication of the rule violation to the transcriptionist via the computer-implemented transcription environment.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and software are disclosed for providing rule handling functionality in a distributed transcription environment. Some embodiments provide client-server workflow management for providing and supporting distributed transcription services. Other embodiments provide audio-to-text synchronization to support certain transcription functionality. Still other embodiments provide logging functionality to support quality, personnel, billing, and/or other enterprise tasks. And other embodiments provide functionality to support rule generation, editing, validation, and/or execution.
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1. A method for rules handling in a distributed transcription system, the method comprising:
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receiving a transcription assignment at a computer-implemented transcription environment, the transcription assignment comprising; dictation data comprising audio information dictated by an author into a dictation interface, the author being associated with a context designation; and a transcription rule set being one of a plurality of transcription rule sets stored in a rules data store and generated for application to the dictation data as a function of the context designation; receiving transcription data at the computer-implemented transcription environment from a transcriptionist via a transcription interface, the transcription data comprising textual representations of corresponding portions of the dictation data, the textual representations being at least partially synchronized with the corresponding portions of the dictation data; identifying a rule violation by applying the transcription rule set to the transcription data using the computer-implemented transcription environment, the rule violation being associated with a textual representation and substantially synchronized with the corresponding portion of the dictation data; and displaying an indication of the rule violation to the transcriptionist via the computer-implemented transcription environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for rules handling in a distributed transcription system, the system comprising:
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a transcription module, configured to; receive a transcription assignment, the transcription assignment comprising; dictation data comprising audio information dictated by an author into a dictation interface, the author being associated with a context designation; and a transcription rule set being one of a plurality of transcription rule sets stored in a rules data store and generated for application to the dictation data as a function of the context designation; receive transcription data via a computer-implemented transcription environment from a transcriptionist via a transcription interface, the transcription data comprising textual representations of corresponding portions of the dictation data, the textual representations being at least partially synchronized with the corresponding portions of the dictation data; and generate a draft transcription product comprising the transcription data; and a validation module, communicatively coupled with the transcription module, and configured to validate the draft transcription product to generate a validated transcription product by; identifying rule violations by applying the transcription rule set to the transcription data, each rule violation being associated with a textual representation and substantially synchronized with the corresponding portion of the dictation data; and resolving each rule violation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A machine-readable medium for rules handling in a transcription environment, the machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform steps comprising:
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receiving a transcription assignment at a computer-implemented transcription environment, the transcription assignment comprising; dictation data comprising audio information dictated by an author into a dictation interface, the author being associated with a context designation; and a transcription rule set being one of a plurality of transcription rule sets stored in a rules data store and generated for application to the dictation data as a function of the context designation; receiving transcription data at the computer-implemented transcription environment from a transcriptionist via a transcription interface, the transcription data comprising textual representations of corresponding portions of the dictation data, the textual representations being at least partially synchronized with the corresponding portions of the dictation data; and identifying a rule violation by applying the transcription rule set to the transcription data using the computer-implemented transcription environment, the rule violation being associated with a textual representation and substantially synchronized with the corresponding portion of the dictation data. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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