Method and apparatus for fast voice selection of error words in dictated text
US5909667A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L15/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer voice operated dictations system having a text editing mode provided for editing dictated text. The text editing mode navigates a user through the dictated text by highlighting a correction window comprised of a plurality of words comprising a portion of the text. The correction window is comprised of "m" words and the value of m is preferably determined, based upon the voice recognition capabilities of a particular voice recognition engine associated with the dictation system. The greater the ability of the speech recognition engine to recognize and distinguish spoken words, the larger the value of m. A correction vocabulary is defined which consists of the plurality of words which are contained within the correction window and a plurality of correction commands. The voice recognition computer dictation system is configured for processing a spoken utterance which corresponds to an error word contained within the plurality of words highlighted in the correction window is processed. When the error word is spoken by a user it uniquely identifies the word which is to be edited. Thereafter, the error word can be immediately corrected by the user articulating a further voice …
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