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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kensuke Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yohichi Hattori, Yokohama, JP;
Taroh Sanui, Tokyo, JP;
Hisae Shiiki, Tokyo, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for converting voice data to text data between users is provided. The method includes receiving voice data from at least one user and determining phoneme data items corresponding to the voice data. Conversion candidate string representations of the phoneme data items are identified by referencing a conversion dictionary defining the conversion candidate string representations for each phoneme data item. The plurality of conversion candidate string representations are scored and a specified conversion candidate string representation is selected as text data based on the scores. The text data is transmitted to a terminal device accessed by the at least one user.