US 12,488,799 B2
Semiautomated relay method and apparatus
Robert M. Engelke, Madison, WI (US); Kevin R. Colwell, Middleton, WI (US); and Christopher Engelke, Verona, WI (US)
Assigned to Ultratec, Inc., Madison, WI (US)
Filed by Ultratec, Inc., Madison, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/396,138.
Application 18/396,138 is a continuation of application No. 18/144,644, filed on May 8, 2023, granted, now 12,136,425.
Application 18/144,644 is a continuation of application No. 16/740,574, filed on Jan. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,664,029, issued on May 30, 2023.
Application 16/740,574 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/982,239, filed on May 17, 2018, abandoned.
Application 15/982,239 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/729,069, filed on Oct. 10, 2017, abandoned.
Application 15/729,069 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/171,720, filed on Jun. 2, 2016, granted, now 10,748,523, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 15/171,720 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/953,631, filed on Nov. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,878,721, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 14/953,631 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/632,257, filed on Feb. 26, 2015, granted, now 10,389,876, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/946,072, filed on Feb. 28, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0127822 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G10L 15/26 (2006.01); G10L 15/01 (2013.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); G10L 25/48 (2013.01); G10L 25/60 (2013.01); H04M 1/247 (2021.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/26 (2013.01) [G10L 15/01 (2013.01); H04M 1/2475 (2013.01); G10L 15/1815 (2013.01); G10L 25/48 (2013.01); G10L 25/60 (2013.01); H04M 3/42391 (2013.01); H04M 2201/40 (2013.01); H04M 2201/60 (2013.01); H04M 2203/2061 (2013.01)] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining a first voice signal;
obtaining a first text string that is a transcription of the first voice signal, the first text string generated by speech recognition technology using the first voice signal;
obtaining a second text string that is a transcription of a second voice signal, the second voice signal including a revoicing of the first voice signal and the second text string generated by speech recognition technology using the second voice signal;
obtaining a third text string that is a transcription of the first voice signal, the third text string generated using speech recognition technology; and
generating an output text string from the first text string, the second text string, and the third text string, wherein the output text string includes one or more first words from one of the first text string, the second text string, and the third text string and one or more second words from another one of the first text string, the second text string, and the third text string such that the output text string, does not include an entirety of any of the first text string, the second text string, and the third text string.