[asterisk-users] Dictate

[Brent Davidson]

amit mehta wrote:
> Hello Members,
>
> Sorry for hijacking the earlier thread and asking the question last time.
>
> Is anyone aware about a solution to call incoming number and dictate 
> the  files by using Dictate feature of Asterisk used for Medical
> Transcription industry.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Amit Mehta
I'm not quite sure exactly what you're asking, so I'll cover what I see 
as answers to three possible scenarios.

If all you want to do is read out the contents of text files, then look 
at the Cepstral text to speech engine.  It would be fairly simple to 
build a script that parsed a list of files, read some form of numeric 
identifier to the user that allowed them to select a file to be read, 
then the file is sent to the Cepstral (app_swift) module and the 
contents of the file are read back to the user.  You would probably need 
to implement some sort of pause, go back 1 sentence, go back one 
paragraph, etc controls as well.

If you're looking for a way for a user to call in and record a voice 
file that will be later transcribed, that is probably easier than the 
reading a text file back.  Just set up a macro that prompts for the 
callers ID, Patient ID, or whatever info you need using the "Read" 
function, then use the "Record" function to record the fileand save it 
with the previously gathered info in the filename (easiest solution) or 
store the recording and all the other info in a database (A bit more 
complicated).

If you're looking for a way to allow a caller to read some information 
and have the system save that as a text file, then you'll need to talk 
to someone with more knowledge than me.  Speech recognition isn't very 
easy right now.

Best of luck,
-Brent