Methods and apparatuses related to text caption error correction

Abstract

Systems and methods related to providing error correction in a text caption are disclosed. A method may comprise displaying a text caption including one or more blocks of text on each of a first device and a second device remote from the first device. The method may also include generating another block of text and replacing a block of text of the text caption with the another block of text. Furthermore, the method may include displaying the text caption on the second device having the block of text of the first text caption replaced by the another block of text.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of providing error correction in a text caption, the method comprising:
 displaying a text caption on a communication device, the text caption including one or more blocks of text representing a text transcription of a real-time voice signal;   receiving another block of text, wherein the another block of text is a correction for an error in a first block of text within the text caption; and   displaying the another block of text within the text caption on the communication device at a location within the text caption that corresponds to a proper location within the text caption as produced by the real-time voice signal, wherein displaying the another block of text includes indicating that the another block of text is the correction for the error in the first block of text.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein further comprising replacing the first block of text with the another block of text such that the another block of text is displayed in place of the first block of text within the text caption. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein indicating that the another block of text is the correction for the error in the first block of text includes tagging the another block of text within the text caption. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein tagging the another block of text comprises highlighting the another block of text within the text caption. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving the real-time voice signal from a first additional communication device and transmitting the real-time voice signal to a second additional communication device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising receiving the text caption from the second additional communication device, wherein receiving another block of text includes receiving the another block of text from the second additional communication device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein receiving the real-time voice signal and receiving one or more blocks of text for the text caption occurs at least substantially simultaneously. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein receiving the real-time voice signal and receiving one or more blocks of text for the text caption occurs within three seconds of each other. 
     
     
         9 . A method of providing error correction in a text caption, the method comprising:
 receiving a voice signal;   generating a text transcription of the voice signal in real-time as the voice signal is being received;   transmitting at least a portion of the text transcription to a communication device as the voice signal is being received;   identifying an error within the at least a portion of the text transcription that has been transmitted to the communication device; and   transmitting a block of text to the communication device as an inline correction for the error for the communication device to indicate that the block of text is a correction for another block of text within the portion of the text transcription that has been transmitted to the communication device.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the error is a disagreement between the text transcription and what was stated in the voice signal. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein identifying an error includes a call assistant inputting the block of text to be transmitted to the communication device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein identifying an error occurs for a most recent block of text of the text transcription that has been transmitted to the communication device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein identifying an error occurs for a block of text of the text transcription that has been transmitted to the communication device after one or more subsequent blocks of text have been transmitted to the communication device. 
     
     
         14 . A captioning apparatus, comprising:
 an electronic display; and   a processor operably coupled with the electronic display, the processor programmed to:
 receive and display, on the electronic display, a text caption corresponding to a text transcription of a voice signal during communication between at least two parties; and 
 receive and display, on the electronic display, corrected text for at least one block of text within the text caption during communication between the at least two parties, the corrected text being displayed within blocks of text of the text caption that have previously been displayed with an indication that the corrected text has been added to the text caption. 
   
     
     
         15 . The captioning apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the corrected text is displayed on the electronic display as a replacement for a first block of text within the text caption. 
     
     
         16 . The captioning apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein processor is programmed to display, on the electronic display, the corrected text with an identifier that the corrected text has been subsequently added within blocks of text of the text caption that have previously been displayed. 
     
     
         17 . The captioning apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the identifier is selected from the group consisting of a mark, a tag, and highlighted text. 
     
     
         18 . The captioning apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising at least one of a captioned telephone and a telephone enabled for text-enhanced telephony that includes the electronic display and the processor. 
     
     
         19 . A captioning apparatus, comprising:
 an electronic display; and   a processor operably coupled with the electronic display, the processor programmed to:
 generate a text transcription of a voice signal during real-time communication between at least two parties; 
 transmit at least a portion of the text transcription to a communication device; 
 identify an error within the at least a portion of the text transcription that has been transmitted to the communication device; and 
 transmit another block of text to the communication device during the real-time communication as an inline correction for the error for the communication device to indicate that the another block of text is a correction for a first block of text within the portion of the text transcription that has been transmitted to the communication device. 
   
     
     
         20 . The captioning apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the first block of text and the another block of text are selected from the group consisting of at least one word, at least one sentence, and at least one line of text. 
     
     
         21 . The captioning apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the inline correction includes the another block of text being a replacement for the first block of text. 
     
     
         22 . The captioning apparatus of  claim 19 , further comprising a relay service including a communication device that includes the electronic display and the processor.