Patent Document ID: 4858170
Application ID: 06923006

Base Claim:
1. An improved method for recording vocalized speech comprising spoken words and transcribing said speech into commonly readable text, said method utilizing a programmable data processing system having an inputting keyboard, a central processing unit and an output device for producing printed text, said method comprising the steps of: assigning selected alphabetic shorthand notations for individual and groups of said spoken words; inputting said shorthand notations into said central processing unit using said keyboard; selectively editing said input shorthand notations using said keyboard and a preprogammed text editing routine stored in said central processing unit, whereby corrections and alterations to said shorthand notations can be input into said central processing unit; recording said selectively edited shorthand notations input to said central processing unit on magnetic media in said central processing unit whereby a shorthand file is created; separating said shorthand file into individual shorthand words using a preprogrammed separate word routine in said central processing unit; matching said separated individual shorthand words with matched pairs of said shorthand words and words of said commonly readable text stored on magnetic media in a first library in said central processing unit using a preprogrammed find shorthand word routine in said central processing unit, whereby said commonly readable text translations of said separated individual shorthand words are identified; assembling said words of commonly readable text identified by said find shorthand word routine into a translated document file using a preprogrammed build document routine in said central processing unit; and selectively arranging said words of said document file using a preprogrammed formatting routine in said central processing unit to produce a formatted record suitable for being printed by said output device.

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Claim 3:
3. The improved recording and transcribing method of claim 1 wherein said first library comprises a plurality of said matched pairs permanently stored on magnetic media, and wherein said find shorthand word routine utilizes a second library of selectively inputted matched pairs temporarily stored on magnetic media, and at least one special library comprising a plurality of matched pairs relating to a particular vocation or technical field stored on magnetic media.