Error corrective mechanisms for consensus decoding of speech

A method for determining a plurality of corrective rules from a plurality of training confusion sets, the method comprising the steps of:

• determining a plurality of allowable transformations on the training confusion sets;
• providing an objective function;
• and
• learning a plurality of corrective rules for the training confusion sets, the step of learning using the allowable transformations and objective function.

A system for correcting errors for consensus decoding of speech, comprising:

• a memory that stores computer-readable code;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement said computer-readable code, said computer-readable code configured to:
• create a confusion set comprising a plurality of candidate words, each of said candidate words having an associated score;
• and
• select a candidate word from the confusion set, wherein a candidate word other than a candidate word having a highest associated score is selected when one or more criteria are met.

A system for determining a plurality of corrective rules from a plurality of training confusion sets, comprising:

• a memory that stores computer-readable code;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement said computer-readable code, said computer-readable code configured to:
• determine a plurality of allowable transformations on the training confusion sets;
• provide an objective function;
• and
• learn a plurality of corrective rules for the training confusion sets, the step of learning using the allowable transformations and objective function.

An article of manufacture for correcting errors for consensus decoding of speech, comprising:

• a computer readable medium having computer readable code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising:
• a step to create a confusion set comprising a plurality of candidate words, each of said candidate words having an associated score;
• and
• a step to select a candidate word from the confusion set, wherein a candidate word other than a candidate word having a highest associated score is selected when one or more criteria are met.

An article of manufacture for determining a plurality of corrective rules from a plurality of training confusion sets, comprising:

• a computer readable medium having computer readable code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising:
• a step to determine a plurality of allowable transformations on the training confusion sets;
• a step to provide an objective function;
• and
• a step to learn a plurality of corrective rules for the training confusion sets, the step of learning using the allowable transformations and objective function.

A system for determining a plurality of corrective rules from a plurality of training confusion sets, comprising:

• means for determining a plurality of allowable transformations on the training confusion sets;
• means for providing an objective function;
• and
• means for learning a plurality of corrective rules for the training confusion sets, the step of learning using the allowable transformations and objective function.