Patent ID: 7958443
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: G06F,G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a structured report in a computer system comprising at least one processor, said method comprising acts of: obtaining an electronic text file generated at least in part by performing speech recognition processing on a voice file; identifying a plurality of section headings associated with a report template different from the electronic text file, the report template specifying an ordering of the plurality of section headings and, for each section heading of the plurality of section headings, a corresponding marker to be inserted into the electronic text file; automatically locating, within the electronic text file, one or more occurrences of text corresponding to at least some of the plurality of section headings; for each occurrence of text corresponding to a section heading in the electronic text file, automatically inserting the corresponding marker into the electronic text file to mark a location of the occurrence of text corresponding to the section heading; and using the at least one processor to automatically generate a structured report according to the report template, the structured report having a plurality of sections corresponding to at least some of the plurality of section headings associated with the report template and being populated with portions of the electronic text file based at least in part on the markers inserted into the electronic text file to indicate locations of occurrences of text corresponding to section headings, wherein an order in which the plurality of sections appear in the structure report conforms to the ordering of the plurality of section headings specified by the report template.