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| Remote Speech-to-Text Services |
| It is not always possible to have the consumer (student), the
speech-to-text service provider, and the speaker (instructor) in the
same room during a class or meeting. In those cases, REMOTE
speech-to-text services can be a viable option. Here are three situations that can be handled with remote services: 1) The student and instructor can be in class, but no local service provider is available.
#12) The instructor and the service provider can be in one class, but the student is elsewhere, viewing class via internet video streaming. 3) The instructor is in the classroom, or on video; the student and service provider are elsewhere, viewing the class via internet video, or other video. In same room At Remote Site Student + Instructor Service Provider The first of these scenarios is the most common, but both of the others are becoming more frequent, as internet access to education becomes more ubiquitous. A variety of services exist to provide remote, real-time speech-to-text communication access. In the first scenario, a remote service provider listens to what is being said via a microphone worn by the instructor or meeting speaker. The microphone sends the audio message across a phone line or the internet to the service provider in another place (even another state or country). The service provider types what is heard and the text is send across the internet to the reader, back in the classroom or meeting room. In this system, the words of the person wearing the microphone are clear, but those of others in the room can often not be heard well enough by the service provider. Thus, this form of remote service can be good for lecture information, but is less desirable for access to class discussion or comments. #2 In same room
At Remote Site
Instructor + Service Provider Student
In the second scenario, the supported student or worker is the one not in the classroom or meeting room. He or she sees the video of the class via internet live video. In such remote classes, the speech-to-text service provider can be in the classroom or meeting room, hearing the instructor or main speaker, and contributions from others in the room. This audio information is converted to text by the service provider, and sent over the internet to the student's computer. #3 In same room At Remote Site - via Video
Student + Service Provider Instructor
The third scenario is similar to the second, except that the student and the service provider view the class video via the internet, or some other video/audio method. The service provider listens to the audio and types a transcript of it that the student reads. Depending on the quality of the audio, the transcript may include speech by people other than the main speaker, or not. Remote speech-to-text services can be provided using remote CART, remote C-Print, and remote TypeWell. |