Patent ID: 8504369
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: G06F,G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for transcribing an audio recording of a speaker, the method comprising: using at least one computer configured to perform automatic speech recognition, the at least one computer automatically recognizing the audio recording to produce a draft text of the audio recording; using the at least one computer further configured to automatically analyze text, the at least one computer automatically analyzing the draft text to identify at least one formatting edit that affects a presentation of the draft text and is specified other than via an explicit command dictated by the speaker in the audio recording; using the at least one computer further configured to automatically edit text, the at least one computer automatically performing the at least one formatting edit on the draft text to produce an edited text prior to presentation to a human editor for manual editing of the edited text, wherein performing the at least one formatting edit comprises adding text to the draft text and/or replacing text in the draft text with other text; and providing the edited text to the human editor with the at least one formatting edit performed.