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User display in speech recognition system
Assignee: Sound View Innovations LLC
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Filing: 1995-08-21
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Granted: 2002-03-19
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Expires: 2015-08-21
Abstract
Abstract A speech recognizer system for use with a telecommunication network wherein an input signal generated onto the network from a first terminal is directed to a speech recognizer for estimating the verbal content of the input signal. The speech recognizer or associated equipment then directs an estimate of the verbal content as an output signal back to the first terminal, the estimate including one or more approximations of the verbal content of the input signal. At the first terminal the user then confirms a correct estimate, or selects from a plurality of approximations, the verbal content of the input signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Raziel Haimi-Cohen
- 👤 Adam Victor Reed
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 18:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/271; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42204; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; H04M3/4931; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of speech recognition in a telecommunication network consisting essentially of the steps of placing an input signal onto the network from a first terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within the network, transmitting an output signal comprising an estimate of the content of the input signal back to the first terminal for confirmation, said estimate comprising more than one approximation of the input signal, and confirming one of the more than one approximation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of speech recognition in a telecommunication network consisting essentially of the steps of placing an input signal onto the network from a first terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within the network, transmitting an output signal comprising an estimate of the content of the input signal back to the first terminal for confirmation, said estimate comprising more than one approximation of the input signal, and confirming one of the more than one approximation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of digitizing the output signal prior to the transmission to the first terminal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising visually displaying one or more of the approximations of the content of the input signal at the first terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the approximations are presented sequentially at the first terminal with a most probable approximation presented first and a successive next most probable alternative presented after said most probable approximation only if the most probable approximation has not been confirmed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a plurality of the more than one approximation are simultaneously presented at the first terminal for confirmation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the step of confirming one of the more than one approximation comprises activating a means for selecting an approximation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of accessing a database in response to the input signal and providing additional information which relates to the approximations.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of speech recognition in a telecommunication network consisting of the steps of placing an input signal onto the network from a first terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within the network, transmitting an output signal comprising an estimate of the content of the input signal back to the first terminal for confirmation, said estimate comprising more than one approximation of the input signal, and confirming one of the more than one approximation.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of speech recognition in a telecommunication network consisting of the steps of placing an input signal onto the network from a first terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within the network, transmitting an output signal comprising an estimate of the content of the input signal back to the first terminal for confirmation, said estimate comprising more than one approximation of the input signal, and confirming one of the more than one approximation.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of speech recognition in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of placing an input signal onto the network from a first terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within the network, determining a presentation capacity available to the first terminal, transmitting an output signal comprising more than one approximation of the content of the input signal consistent with the presentation capacity to the first terminal for confirmation and confirming one of the more than one approximation.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of speech recognition in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of placing an input signal onto the network from a first terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within the network, determining a presentation capacity available to the first terminal, transmitting an output signal comprising more than one approximation of the content of the input signal consistent with the presentation capacity to the first terminal for confirmation and confirming one of the more than one approximation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the step of determining a presentation capacity comprises the steps of prompting the first terminal for the presentation capacity available and transmitting a response to said prompt from the first terminal.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of speech recognition in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of placing an input signal onto the network from a first terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within the network, transmitting an output signal comprising more than one approximation of the content of the input signal to the first terminal for confirmation, said output signal comprising both visual and aural presentation signals, and confirming one of the more than one approximation.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of speech recognition in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of placing an input signal onto the network from a first terminal, estimating the content of the input signal within the network, transmitting an output signal comprising more than one approximation of the content of the input signal to the first terminal for confirmation, said output signal comprising both visual and aural presentation signals, and confirming one of the more than one approximation.
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