Patent ID: 7346509
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing verbal communication, the method comprising acts of: (A) producing an electronic recording of a plurality of spoken words; (B) processing the electronic recording to identify a plurality of word alternatives for each of the spoken words, each of the plurality of word alternatives being identified by comparing a portion of the electronic recording with a lexicon, each of the plurality of word alternatives being assigned a probability of correctly identifying a spoken word; (C) loading the word alternatives and the probabilities to a database for subsequent analysis; and (D) examining the word alternatives and the probabilities to determine at least one characteristic of the plurality of spoken words; wherein the at least one characteristic includes a frequency with which a first word alternative occurs within the plurality of spoken words; and wherein the at least one characteristic further includes a frequency with which a second word alternative occurs within the plurality of spoken words, and a comparison of the frequencies of the first word alternative and the second word alternative.