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Textual recording of contributions to audio conference using speech recognition
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1995-01-05
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Granted: 2000-08-08
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Expires: 2015-01-05
Abstract
Abstract A computer workstation supports speech recognition software 50 and conferencing software 45, and is involved in an audio conference with one or more other workstations. Speech from the user at that workstation is transmitted to the other workstation(s), and also converted into text by the speech recognition software. The conferencing software then transmits the text to the other workstation(s). Likewise, the conferencing software also receives the text equivalent of spoken contributions from the other workstation(s). This received text, together with the locally generated text, is stored in a text file so as to produce a set of minutes for the audio conference.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Anthony Sharman
- 👤 Paul Stuart Adams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:33
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/16; H04L12/18; H04L12/1813; H04L12/1822; H04L12/1831; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42221; H04M3/56; H04M3/567; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40; H04M2201/60; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/58; H04Q3/62; H04Q3/625
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of textually recording at a workstation spoken contributions to an audio conference, each participant in the conference having an associated workstation, the workstations being linked together by one or more networks, the method comprising the steps of: receiving local speech input at the workstation; performing speech recognition on the local speech input at the workstation to generate a local text equivalent; transmitting the local speech input to the other participant(s) in the conference; receiving spoken contributions from the other participant(s) in the conference plus the corresponding text equivalents transmitted from the workstation associated with the respective participant; storing both the local text equivalents and the text equivalents received from the other workstation(s) in a text file.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of textually recording at a workstation spoken contributions to an audio conference, each participant in the conference having an associated workstation, the workstations being linked together by one or more networks, the method comprising the steps of: receiving local speech input at the workstation; performing speech recognition on the local speech input at the workstation to generate a local text equivalent; transmitting the local speech input to the other participant(s) in the conference; receiving spoken contributions from the other participant(s) in the conference plus the corresponding text equivalents transmitted from the workstation associated with the respective participant; storing both the local text equivalents and the text equivalents received from the other workstation(s) in a text file.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein each text equivalent of a spoken contribution stored in said text file is accompanied by the time of the contribution and/or an indication of the origin of that spoken contribution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of transmitting the local text equivalent of said local speech input to the other workstation(s) in the conference.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said step of transmitting the local text equivalent to the other workstations occurs regularly after a predetermined time interval.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
30 words
The method of any preceding claim, further comprising the step of visually displaying at the workstation both the local text equivalents and the text equivalents received from the other workstation(s).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 5, wherein each text equivalent of a spoken contribution is displayed accompanied by the time of the contribution and/or an indication of the origin of that spoken contribution.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the text equivalents are visually displayed in a set of parallel columns, whereby each column displays the text equivalents of the spoken contributions from a single workstation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 7, further including the step of adjusting the cursor position within each of the columns after each new spoken contribution has been displayed to maintain horizontal alignment between the columns with regard to time synchronisation.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
17 words
The method of claims 6, 7 or 8 further comprising the step of editing said text file.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
23 words
The method of any of claims 1,2,3 or 4 wherein the text recording can be turned on and off during the audio conference.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
128 words
A system for textually recording at a workstation spoken contributions to an audio conference, each participant in the conference having an associated workstation, the workstations being linked together by one or more networks, the method comprising the steps of: means for receiving local speech input at the workstation; means for performing speech recognition on the local speech input at the workstation to generate a local text equivalent; means for transmitting the local speech input to the other participant(s) in the conference; means for receiving spoken contributions from the other participant(s) in the conference plus the corresponding text equivalents transmitted from the workstation associated with the respective participant; means for storing both the local text equivalents and the text equivalents received from the other workstation(s) in a text file.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
128 words
A system for textually recording at a workstation spoken contributions to an audio conference, each participant in the conference having an associated workstation, the workstations being linked together by one or more networks, the method comprising the steps of: means for receiving local speech input at the workstation; means for performing speech recognition on the local speech input at the workstation to generate a local text equivalent; means for transmitting the local speech input to the other participant(s) in the conference; means for receiving spoken contributions from the other participant(s) in the conference plus the corresponding text equivalents transmitted from the workstation associated with the respective participant; means for storing both the local text equivalents and the text equivalents received from the other workstation(s) in a text file.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 11, further comprising means for transmitting the local text equivalent of said local speech input to the other workstation(s) in the conference.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 11 or claim 12, further comprising means for visually displaying at the workstation both the local text equivalents and the text equivalents received from the other workstation(s).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of transmitting the local text equivalent of said local speech input to the other workstation(s) in the conference.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of visually displaying at the workstation both the local text equivalents and the text equivalents received from the other workstation(s).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the text recording process can be turned on and off during the audio conference.
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