US 9,141,938 B2 · Navigating a synchronized transcript of spoken source material from a viewer window

Abstract

A method and system for producing and working with transcripts according to the invention eliminates time inefficiencies. By dispersing a source recording to a transcription team in small segments, so that team members transcribe segments in parallel, a rapid transcription process delivers a fully edited transcript within minutes. Clients can view accurate, grammatically correct, proofread and fact-checked documents that shadow live proceedings by mere minutes. The rapid transcript includes time coding, speaker identification and summary. A viewer application allows a client to view a video recording side-by-side with a transcript. Clicking on a word in the transcript locates the corresponding recorded content; advancing a recording to a particular point locates and displays the corresponding spot in the transcript. The recording is viewed using common video features, and may be downloaded. The client can edit the transcript and insert comments. Any number of colleagues can view and edit simultaneously.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method of working with a transcript of spoken source material comprising the steps of:

displaying a client project list in a first pane within a viewer window;
selecting a project to view from the client project list;
displaying a source material player and a synchronized transcript for the project in a second pane and a third pane within the viewer window, wherein the synchronized transcript is formed by a process comprising the steps:
receiving source material at a provider server;
automatically dispersing segments of said source material from the provider server to any of a plurality of transcribing stations;
receiving at the provider server an edited, proof-read transcript of each segment dispersed;
producing from said transcripts the synchronized transcript of said source material that is synchronized with said source material;
using said synchronized transcript to navigate through said source material;
using said source material to navigate through said synchronized transcript;
and
creating and appending comments regarding either said source material or said synchronized transcript.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Navigating a synchronized transcript of spoken source material from a viewer window

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Navigating a synchronized transcript of spoken source material from a viewer window

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Abstract

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