Speech Data Document Generation with Automatic Editing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional image forming apparatuses lack the ability to automatically edit speech data converted from voice to text, resulting in reduced usability of the final document output.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for generating documents using speech data, which includes setting document editing information for features like speaker identification, sentence patterns, and formatting options, allowing for automatic editing and generation of documents based on these settings, enabling detailed editing and output options such as printing, storage, or transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If speech data is uniformly converted into text file through VTT, then the conversion process is simple and fast, but the usability of the final document deteriorates due to lack of document editing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconversion speedVSAvoiddocument usability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary document editing actions automatically during the text generation process. It pre-processes the converted text by identifying speaker changes, extracting emphasized parts, and applying appropriate formatting before the document is finalized, thus eliminating the need for manual editing while maintaining high usability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The document generation system performs self-editing by automatically detecting speech features and applying corresponding document formatting. The system identifies speaker changes, extracts key information, and formats the document autonomously without requiring user intervention, thereby maintaining productivity while improving usability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If automatic document editing features are added, then document usability improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedocument usabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system integrates multiple document editing functions into a single unified platform. It combines speaker identification, emphasized part extraction, document formatting, and text generation capabilities in one system, allowing the device to perform various document processing tasks without requiring separate complex systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system manages complexity by dynamically adjusting processing parameters based on input characteristics. It adapts the level of automatic editing, the granularity of speaker separation, and the extent of format application based on the speech data properties, allowing flexible operation without requiring complex fixed configurations for all possible scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If detailed document editing options are provided, then document quality improves, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedocument qualityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial automatic editing actions based on the detected speech characteristics. Instead of applying all possible editing options uniformly, it selectively applies only the relevant editing actions identified through speech feature analysis, such as speaker separation when multiple speakers are detected or emphasized part highlighting when specific speech patterns are identified, thus maintaining quality while minimizing processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS8773696B2Method and system for generating document using speech data and image forming apparatus including the system
Publication Date: 2014.07.08 HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP
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AI summary

A document generation method and system using speech data, and an image forming apparatus including the document generation system. The method includes setting document editing information including at least one of document form information and sentence pattern information for editing a document when the speech data is generated as the document; converting the speech data into text; and generating the text as the document based on the document editing information.