Web-Based Automated Speech Transcription Service

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional automatic transcription systems for medical and other reports face challenges in providing high accuracy, are complex to use, and lack flexibility, with limited access restricted to a single personal computer.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for automated web transcription services that receives input speech, recognizes it, understands the content, transcribes it to text, stores it, and displays it via a web page, allowing users to access and correct transcriptions, with adaptive learning to improve accuracy based on user feedback and specific domain training.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If conventional automatic transcription systems are used, then transcription speed is improved, but accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranscription speedVSAvoidtranscription accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The transcription process is divided into multiple independent modules: speech recognition module, natural language understanding module, and text generation module. Each module handles specific tasks with specialized algorithms, allowing the system to maintain high speed while improving accuracy through distributed processing and specialized optimization in each segment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where transcription results are continuously evaluated and used to refine recognition models. User corrections and validation feedback are incorporated to improve future transcriptions, creating a self-improving system that maintains high speed while progressively enhancing accuracy through learned patterns and corrections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If stand-alone PC speech recognition software is used, then transcription accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranscription accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The speech recognition system is designed as a universal platform that can be deployed across multiple devices and platforms (web browsers, mobile devices, desktop applications). The core recognition engine and processing logic are standardized and can serve multiple functions and users, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high accuracy through shared resources and centralized model management.

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

3Measurement precision

If conventional dictation software is used, then transcription accuracy is improved, but adaptability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranscription accuracyVSAvoidaccess flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from single-device local processing to multi-dimensional cloud-based access. Transcription services are delivered through web interfaces and APIs that can be accessed from any device with internet connectivity, adding the dimension of network accessibility. This allows the system to maintain high accuracy through centralized processing while providing universal adaptability across different platforms, devices, and locations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

4Measurement precision

If manual transcription is used, then transcription accuracy is improved, but productivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetranscription accuracyVSAvoidtranscription speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service capabilities where the automated transcription engine processes speech inputs with minimal human intervention. The system automatically performs speech-to-text conversion, initial editing, and formatting, reducing the need for manual transcription while maintaining high accuracy through intelligent algorithms and automated quality assurance mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9070368B2Method and system for providing an automated web transcription service
Publication Date: 2015.06.30 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
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AI summary

A system, method and computer readable medium that provides an automated web transcription service is disclosed. The method may include receiving input speech from a user using a communications network, recognizing the received input speech, understanding the recognized speech, transcribing the understood speech to text, storing the transcribed text in a database, receiving a request via a web page to display the transcribed text, retrieving transcribed text from the database, and displaying the transcribed text to the requester using the web page.