Patents Assigned to Dictaphone Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130191737
    Abstract: A system and method may be disclosed for facilitating the creation or modification of a document by providing a mechanism for locating relevant data from external sources and organizing and incorporating some or all of said data into the document. In the method for reusing data, there may be a set of documents that may be queried, where each document may be divided into a plurality of sections. A plurality of section text groups may be formed based on the set of documents, where each section text group may be associated with a respective section from the plurality of sections and each section group includes a plurality of items. Each item may be associated with a respective section from each document of the set of documents. A selected item within a selected section text group may be focused. The selected item may be extracted to a current document. The current document may be exported to a host application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventor: Dictaphone Corporation
  • Patent number: 8370734
    Abstract: A system and method may be disclosed for facilitating the creation or modification of a document by providing a mechanism for locating relevant data from external sources and organizing and incorporating some or all of said data into the document. In the method for reusing data, there may be a set of documents that may be queried, where each document may be divided into a plurality of sections. A plurality of section text groups may be formed based on the set of documents, where each section text group may be associated with a respective section from the plurality of sections and each section group includes a plurality of items. Each item may be associated with a respective section from each document of the set of documents. A selected item within a selected section text group may be focused. The selected item may be extracted to a current document. The current document may be exported to a host application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation.
    Inventors: Keith W. Boone, Sunitha Chaparala, Cameron Fordyce, Sean Gervais, Roubik Manoukian, Harry J. Ogrinc, Robert G. Titemore, Jeffrey G. Hopkins
  • Patent number: 8290958
    Abstract: A system and method may be disclosed for facilitating the creation or modification of a document by providing a mechanism for locating relevant data from external sources and organizing and incorporating some or all of said data into the document. In the method for reusing data, there may be a set of documents that may be queried, where each document may be divided into a plurality of sections. A plurality of section text groups may be formed based on the set of documents, where each section text group may be associated with a respective section from the plurality of sections and each section group includes a plurality of items. Each item may be associated with a respective section from each document of the set of documents. A selected item within a selected section text group may be focused. The selected item may be extracted to a current document. The current document may be exported to a host application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Keith W. Boone, Sunitha Chaparala, Cameron Fordyce, Sean Gervais, Roubik Manoukian, Harry J. Ogrinc, Robert G. Titemore, Jeffrey G. Hopkins
  • Publication number: 20120232923
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for generating a report that includes latent information, comprising receiving an input data stream that includes latent information, performing one of normalization, validation, and extraction of the input data stream, processing the input data stream to identify latent information within the data stream that is required for generation of a particular report, wherein said processing of the input data stream to identify latent information comprises of identifying a relevant portion of the input data stream, bounding the relevant portion of the input data stream, classifying and normalizing the bounded data, activating a relevant report template based on said identified latent information, populating said template with template-specified data, and processing the template-specified data to generate a report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Harry J. Ogrinc
  • Publication number: 20120209626
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for generating a report that includes latent information, comprising receiving an input data stream that includes latent information, performing one of normalization, validation, and extraction of the input data stream, processing the input data stream to identify latent information within the data stream that is required for generation of a particular report, wherein said processing of the input data stream to identify latent information comprises of identifying a relevant portion of the input data stream, bounding the relevant portion of the input data stream, classifying and normalizing the bounded data, activating a relevant report template based on said identified latent information, populating said template with template-specified data, and processing the template-specified data to generate a report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Harry J. Ogrinc
  • Patent number: 8185553
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for generating a report that includes latent information, comprising receiving an input data stream that includes latent information, performing one of normalization, validation, and extraction of the input data stream, processing the input data stream to identify latent information within the data stream that is required for generation of a particular report, wherein said processing of the input data stream to identify latent information comprises of identifying a relevant portion of the input data stream, bounding the relevant portion of the input data stream, classifying and normalizing the bounded data, activating a relevant report template based on said identified latent information, populating said template with template-specified data, and processing the template-specified data to generate a report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Harry J. Ogrinc
  • Publication number: 20120116812
    Abstract: In a method for validating data, a text of a document is received. At least one fact is extracted from the text. At least one expert refinement is merged with the at least one fact to create at least one modified fact. The at least one modified fact is provided for a review. An expert refinement to the at least one modified fact is captured in response to the review. A superset document based on the at least one pre-existing refinement and the expert refinement is stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Keith W. Boone, Sunitha Chaparala, Sean Gervais, Robert G. Titemore, Harry J. Ogrinc, Jeffrey G. Hopkins, Roubik Manoukian, Cameron Fordyce
  • Publication number: 20120109641
    Abstract: In a method for validating data, a text of a document is received. At least one fact is extracted from the text. At least one expert refinement is merged with the at least one fact to create at least one modified fact. The at least one modified fact is provided for a review. An expert refinement to the at least one modified fact is captured in response to the review. A superset document based on the at least one pre-existing refinement and the expert refinement is stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Keith W. Boone, Sunitha Chaparala, Sean Gervais, Robert G. Titemore, Harry J. Ogrinc, Jeffrey G. Hopkins, Roubik Manoukian, Cameron Fordyce
  • Patent number: 8095544
    Abstract: In a method for validating data, a text of a document is received. At least one fact is extracted from the text. At least one expert refinement is merged with the at least one fact to create at least one modified fact. The at least one modified fact is provided for a review. An expert refinement to the at least one modified fact is captured in response to the review. A superset document based on the at least one pre-existing refinement and the expert refinement is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Keith W. Boone, Sunitha Chaparala, Sean Gervais, Robert G. Titemore, Harry J. Ogrinc, Jeffrey G. Hopkins, Roubik Manoukian, Cameron Fordyce
  • Publication number: 20110320189
    Abstract: A system and method for filtering documents to determine section boundaries between dictated and non-dictated text. The system and method identifies portions of a text report that correspond to an original dictation and, correspondingly, those portions that are not part of the original dictation. The system and method include comparing tokenized and normalized forms of the original dictation and the final report, determining mismatches between the two forms, and applying machine-learning techniques to identify document headers, footers, page turns, macros, and lists automatically and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Larissa Lapshina, Bernardo Rechea
  • Patent number: 8069411
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically reusing document text (e.g. repeated phrases or lists) in a newly created document having a predetermined document type (e.g. medical record). The present invention determines whether business rules exist for the predetermined document type associated with the newly created document. If business rules for the predetermined document type exist, the present invention determines whether the user has previously requested document text reuse for the newly created document. If the user has not previously requested document text reuse for the newly created document, the present invention selects document text from one or more stored documents in accordance with the business rules for the predetermined document type corresponding to the newly created document. The present invention then automatically inserts the selected document text into the newly created document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Titemore, Sean Gervais, Keith W. Boone
  • Publication number: 20110231753
    Abstract: A system for creating a structured report using a template having at least one predetermined heading and formatting data associated with each heading. The steps include recording a voice file, creating a speech recognized text file corresponding to the voice file, identifying the location of each heading in the text file, and the text corresponding thereto, populating the template with the identified text corresponding to each heading, and formatting the populated template to create the structured report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Lee Rosen, Ed Roe, Wade Poust
  • Patent number: 8024176
    Abstract: One embodiment generally pertains to a method of prediction. The method includes generating a set of affixes from a selected input sequence and comparing the set of affixes with a predictive set of affixes. The method also includes selecting an affix from the predictive set of affixes. The invention uses various input data sets and allows the ability to perfectly render the original data set and the minimal size of the predictive set of affixes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Thomas J. Deplonty, III
  • Patent number: 7996223
    Abstract: A system and method may be disclosed for facilitating the conversion of dictation into usable and formatted documents by providing a method of post processing speech recognition output. In particular, the post processing system may be configured to implement rewrite rules and process raw speech recognition output or other raw data according to those rewrite rules. The application of the rewrite rules may format and/or normalize the raw speech recognition output into formatted or finalized documents and reports. The system may thereby reduce or eliminate the need for post processing by transcriptionists or dictation authors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Frankel, Ana Santisteban
  • Patent number: 7958443
    Abstract: A system for creating a structured report using a template having at least one predetermined heading and formatting data associated with each heading. The steps include recording a voice file, creating a speech recognized text file corresponding to the voice file, identifying the location of each heading in the text file, and the text corresponding thereto, populating the template with the identified text corresponding to each heading, and formatting the populated template to create the structured report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Lee Rosen, Ed Roe, Wade Poust
  • Patent number: 7937263
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system and method for the tokenization of text. The featurizer may be configured to receive input text and convert the input text into tokens. According to one aspect of the invention, the tokens may include only one type of character, the characters selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, and punctuation. The tokenizer may also include a classifier. The classifier may be configured to receive the tokens from the featurizer. Furthermore, the classifier may be configured to analyze the tokens received from the featurizer to determine if the tokens may be input into a predetermined classification model using a preclassifier. If one of the tokens passes the preclassifier, then the token is classified using the predetermined classification model. Additionally, according to a first aspect of the invention, the tokenizer may also include a finalizer. The finalizer may be configured to receive the tokens and may be configured to produce a final output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Jill Carrier, Alwin B. Carus, William F. Cote, John Dowd, Kathryn Del La Femina, Alan Frankel, Wensheng(Vincent) Han, Larissa Lapshina, Bernardo Rechea, Ana Santisteban, Amy J. Uhrbach
  • Patent number: 7860717
    Abstract: A system and method may be disclosed for facilitating the site-specific customization of automated speech recognition systems by providing a customization client for site-specific individuals to update and modify language model input files and post processor input files. In customizing the input files, the customization client may provide a graphical user interface for facilitating the inclusion of words specific to a particular site. The customization client may also be configured to provide the user with a series of formatting rules for controlling the appearance and format of a document transcribed by an automated speech recognition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Amy J. Urhbach, Alan Frankel, Jill Carrier, Ana Santisteban, William F. Cote
  • Patent number: 7822598
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and method for categorization of strings of words. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for normalizing a string of words for use in a system for categorization of words in a predetermined categorization scheme. A method for adaptive categorization of words in a predetermined categorization scheme may include receiving a string of text, tagging the string of text, and normalizing the string of text. Normalization may be performed with a three-stage algorithm including a literal match processing stage, an approximation match processing stage, and a nearest neighbor match processing stage. The normalized string of text can be compared to a number of sequences of text in the predetermined categorization scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Thomas J. DePlonty, III
  • Patent number: 7774196
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically modifying a language model and post-processor information is provided. The system includes the steps of language model identification, site-specific model creation, and language model adaptation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Cote, Jeffrey Chadbourne
  • Patent number: 7676291
    Abstract: A hand microphone and an adaptor module form an assembly which is a peripheral device for a personal computer. The hand microphone is used to control dictation functions to be carried out by the PC. Two separate analog control signal channels are output from the hand microphone and applied, respectively, as X- and Y-axis inputs for the game port on the PC. Control signals carried in the two signal channels are generated by actuating control switches mounted on the hand microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: John Sheffield, Frederic Schneider, Betsy L. Hipp