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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2007
Erik J. Burckart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steve R. Campbell, Lillington, NC (US);
Andrew Ivory, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Aaron K. Shook, Morrisville, NC (US);
Erik J. Burckart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steve R. Campbell, Lillington, NC (US);
Andrew Ivory, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Aaron K. Shook, Morrisville, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method to transcribe a voice chat session initiated from a text chat session. The system includes a chat server, a voice server, and a transcription engine. The chat server is configured to facilitate a text chat session between multiple instant messaging clients. The voice server is coupled to the chat server and configured to facilitate a transition from the text chat session to a voice chat session between the multiple instant messaging clients. The transcription engine is coupled to the voice server and configured to generate a voice transcription of the voice chat session. The voice transcription may be aggregated into a text chat history.