Patent ID: 8682665
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: creating, via a processor, a correlation table based on speech input from a user, the correlation table comprising alternative character combinations of the speech input, the alternative character combinations comprising groups of characters that are likely to be confused with each other, wherein the speech input comprises a non-alphanumeric character from a set of non-alphanumeric characters comprising (“#”, “$”, “@”, “%”, “˜”, and “_”); generating a selection identifier based on the speech input, the selection identifier corresponding to a data element; comparing the alternative character combinations and the selection identifier to reference identifiers, to yield a matched identifier comprising a reference identifier corresponding to the speech input; and when the matched identifier comprises more than one reference identifier, prompting the user to select which of the more than one reference identifier corresponds to the speech input.