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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1999
James R. Lewis, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Barbara E. Ballard, Kansas City, MO (US);
Gary R. Hanson, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Kerry A. Ortega, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ronald E. Vanbuskirk, Indiantown, FL (US);
Arthur Keller, Boca Raton, FL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of proofreading and correcting dictated text contained in an electronic document comprises the steps of: selecting proofreading criteria for identifying textual errors contained in the electronic document; playing back each word contained in the electronic document; and, marking as a textual error each played back word in nonconformity with at least one of the proofreading criteria. The method can further comprise the step of editing each the marked textual error identified in the marking step. In particular, the editing step can include reviewing each the marked textual error identified in the marking step; accepting user specified changes to each marked textual error reviewed in the reviewing step; and, unmarking each marked textual error corrected by the user in the accepting step. Also, the reviewing step can include highlighting each the word in the electronic document corresponding to the marked textual error marked in the marking step; and, displaying an explanation for each marked textual error in a user interface. Moreover, the reviewing step can further include suggesting a recommended change to the marked textual error; displaying the recommended change in the user interface; and, accepting a user specified preference to substitute the recommended change for the marked textual error.