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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
James Cyr, Clinton, CT (US);
Andrew MacGintie, Roxbury, CT (US);
Martin Hold, Fairfield, CT (US);
Channell Greene, Bpt, CT (US);
Regina Kuhnen, Trumbull, CT (US);
Dictaphone Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Abstract
A distributed speech recognition system includes a speech processor linked to a plurality of speech recognition engines. The speech processor includes an input for receiving speech files from a plurality of users and storage means for storing the received speech files until such a time that they are forwarded to a selected speech recognition engine for processing. Each of the speech recognition engines includes a plurality of servers selectively performing different functions. The system further includes means for selectively activating or deactivating the plurality of servers based upon usage of the distributed speech recognition system.