Transcription Record Comparison for Voice Communication
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing voice communication technologies fail to inform the voice input provider when recipients miss or do not adequately receive voice input, leading to interrupted conversations and the need for recipients to interrupt the speaker to notify them of missed parts, disrupting the flow of communication.
Innovation Solution
A method that generates transcription records on both the speaker's and recipient's devices, compares these records for differences, and provides notifications to the speaker and/or recipient when discrepancies are found, allowing for real-time updates and accurate accounting of the conversation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If voice data is transmitted without verification, then communication speed is maintained, but reliability of message delivery deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary transcription of voice data into text format before transmission verification. By converting voice data to text in advance, the system enables efficient comparison and verification of message delivery without requiring time-consuming post-transmission analysis, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability verification and time loss.
2Reliability
If transcription comparison is performed, then accuracy of communication is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates text copies of voice data through transcription, enabling verification of message delivery without modifying the original voice communication flow. This copying approach allows accuracy checking while maintaining relatively simple device architecture, as the transcription process uses standard voice-to-text conversion capabilities already present in modern devices.
3Reliability
If real-time notification is provided, then communication reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by comparing transcriptions from different devices and providing notifications when discrepancies are detected. This feedback mechanism improves communication reliability by alerting users to potential delivery issues while maintaining ease of operation through automated comparison processes that occur in the background without requiring manual intervention from users.
Data Source
AI summary
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, voice data from a user; generating a transcription record comprising the voice data; transmitting the voice data to at least one other device; receiving, from the at least one other device, another transcription record, generated by the at least one other device, associated with the transmitted voice data; identifying, by comparing the transcription record and the another transcription record, at least one difference between the transcription record and the another transcription record; and providing, responsive to identifying a difference, a notification. Other aspects are described and claimed.