System and method for searching, analyzing and displaying text transcripts of speech after imperfect speech recognition
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBranimir Konstantinov Boguraev, James W. Cooper
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Abstract
A speech conversation is changed to a text transcript, which is then pre-processed and subjected to text mining to determine salient terms. Salient terms are those terms that meet a predetermined level of selectivity in a collection. The text transcript of the speech conversation is displayed by emphasizing the salient terms and minimizing non-salient terms. An interface is provided that allows a user to select a salient term, whereupon the speech conversation is played beginning at the location, in the speech file, of the selected salient term.
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A method for processing text transcripts of speech after imperfect speech recognition, the method comprising the steps of:
- converting a speech document to text;
- processing the text to determine salient terms;
- and
- displaying the text by emphasizing the salient terms and minimizing non-salient terms.
A method for processing text transcripts of speech after imperfect speech recognition, the method comprising the steps of:
- converting a speech document to at least one text transcript;
- increasing sentence and paragraph structure in the at least one text transcript;
- removing non-word utterances from the at least one text transcript;
- determining salient terms in the at least one text transcript;
- and
- displaying text of the at least one text transcript, the step of displaying performed to emphasize display of the salient terms relative to non-salient terms.
A system for processing text transcripts of speech after imperfect speech recognition, the system comprising:
- a memory that stores computer-readable code;
- and
- a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to implement the computer-readable code, the computer-readable code configured to:
- convert a speech document to text;
- process the text to determine salient terms;
- and
- display the text by emphasizing the salient terms and minimizing non-salient terms.
A system for processing text transcripts of speech after imperfect speech recognition, the system comprising:
- a memory that stores computer-readable code;
- and
- a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to implement the computer-readable code, the computer-readable code configured to:
- convert a speech document to at least one text transcript;
- increase sentence and paragraph structure in the at least one text transcript;
- remove non-word utterances from the at least one text transcript;
- determine salient terms in the at least one text transcript;
- and
- display text of the at least one text transcript, the step of displaying performed to emphasize display of the salient terms relative to non-salient terms.
An article of manufacture for processing text transcripts of speech after imperfect speech recognition, the article of manufacture comprising:
- a step to convert a speech document to text;
- a step to process the text to determine salient terms;
- and
- a step to display the text by emphasizing the salient terms and minimizing non-salient terms.
An article of manufacture for processing text transcripts of speech after imperfect speech recognition, the article of manufacture comprising:
- a step to convert a speech document to at least one text transcript;
- a step to increase sentence and paragraph structure in the at least one text transcript;
- a step to remove non-word utterances from the at least one text transcript;
- a step to determine salient terms in the at least one text transcript;
- and
- a step to display text of the at least one text transcript, the step of displaying performed to emphasize display of the salient terms relative to non-salient terms.
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