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US 5,179,627 AGranted
Digital dictation system
AssigneeDictaphone Corporation
InventorsAlan F. Sweet, Albert J. Gobel, Jr., Mark N. Vogel, Judith M. Eckert
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Abstract
A digitally implemented central dictation system wherein users designated as dictators may input Voice Files for later retrieval and transcription by a second group of users designated as transcriptionists. A system Supervisor has the capability to monitor operation of the system and allocate system resources. The system further includes an optional Voice Mail capability.
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A system for storage and retrieval of Voice Files, comprising:
- a) input-output means for input and output of said Voice files;
- b) input means for input of log-on signals and control signals by users;
- c) storage and retrieval means for storing said input Voice Files and for retrieving said stored Voice Files for output;
- d) control means for:
- d1) responding to said log-on signals to identify users as dictators or as particular transcriptionists;
- d2) controlling said storage and retrieval means to store at least some of said Voice Files input by said dictators designated as Dictation Jobs;
- d3) responding to said log-on signals and control signals input by said transcriptionists to output said Dictation Jobs to selected ones of said transcriptionists in accordance with a predetermined scheduling algorithm, said algorithm determining output of said Dictation Jobs solely as a function of attributes and input sequences of said Dictation Jobs.
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