Patent ID: 6219644
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
A method for enabling dictation into a speech application from an audio-only interface, comprising the steps of:(a) generating a visual user interface for creating an audio template with a plurality of programmable named dictation fields and respective audio prompts identifying each of said programmable dictation fields by a respective name;(b) opening said audio template in response to a command spoken through said audio-only interface;(c) accepting a command specifying a dictation field name, said command spoken through said audio-only interface;(d) accessing a dictation field in said audio template, said dictation field corresponding to said specified dictation field name;(e) transmitting through said audio-only interface an audio prompt corresponding to said accessed dictation field; and,(f) accepting dictated speech through said audio-only interface, converting said dictated speech into text, and inserting said text into said accessed dictation field.