Patent Document ID: 9818398
Application ID: 14713372

Base Claim:
1. A method comprising: evaluating two or more results of a recognition, by an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system on a speech input, using at least one criterion that differs from criteria used by the ASR system in determining the two or more results, wherein the two or more results were identified by the ASR system as likely to be accurate recognition results for the speech input and comprise a first recognition result identified by the ASR system as most likely to be a correct recognition result for the speech input and at least one alternative recognition result identified by the ASR system as a potential recognition result for the speech input; and in response to determining that the at least one criterion is met by the two or more results, triggering presentation, via a user interface, of an alert concerning one of the two or more results.

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Claim 11:
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: evaluating prosody information and/or information indicating the presence of one or more hesitation vocalizations, produced by the ASR system based on the speech input, to determine whether a speaker exhibited one or more signs of uncertainty when providing the speech input; and in response to determining that the speaker exhibited one or more signs of uncertainty, triggering an alert concerning the two or more results.