Patent ID: 8478598
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a chat server to facilitate a text chat session between multiple instant messaging clients; a voice server coupled to the chat server, the voice server to facilitate a transition from the text chat session to a voice chat session between the multiple instant messaging clients, wherein the voice chat session comprises a transmission of a voice stream; an audio memory coupled to the voice server, the audio memory to store an audio file of at least a portion of the voice stream of the voice chat session; and a transcription engine implemented on a computer and coupled to the voice server, the transcription engine to generate a voice transcription of the voice chat session and to delay transcription of the stored portion of the voice stream to continue processing text of the text chat session and voice of the voice chat session until after the text chat session and the voice chat session are concluded.