System, method and computer program product for a transcription graphical user interface

1. A method for providing a transcription graphical user interface, comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying an utterance icon for prompting the emission of an utterance via a speaker upon the selection thereof; and

(b) depicting a transcription field for allowing entry of a transcription of the utterance utilizing a keyboard;

(c) wherein the transcription graphical user interface is displayed using hypertext markup language (HTML);

(d) wherein a comment field is depicted for allowing entry of comments associated with the transcription utilizing the keyboard;

(e) wherein the comments include a performance of a transcriber in transcribing the utterance.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transcription graphical user interface is capable of being displayed over a network utilizing a network browser.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the utterance is transmitted to a plurality of users utilizing the network browser.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a pair of selection icons are displayed for prompting the emission of previous and next utterances.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a hint is displayed corresponding to the utterance.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein the hint corresponds to a word matched with the utterance utilizing a speech recognition process.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transcription graphical user interface is in communication with a database containing untranscribed and transcribed utterance records.

8. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the comments and utterance records are stored for facilitating a tuning of the utterance.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein speech recognition is tuned utilizing the transcriptions.

10. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable-medium for providing a transcription graphical user interface, comprising:

(a) computer code for displaying an utterance icon for prompting the emission of an utterance via a speaker upon the selection thereof; and

(b) computer code for depicting a transcription field for allowing entry of a transcription of the utterance utilizing a keyboard;

wherein the transcription graphical user interface is displayed using hypertext markup language (HTML);

(d) wherein a comment field is depicted for allowing entry of comments associated with the transcription utilizing the keyboard;

(e) wherein the comments include a performance of a transcriber in transcribing the utterance.

11. The computer program product as recited in claim 10 , wherein the transcription graphical user interface is capable of being displayed over a network utilizing a network browser.

12. The computer program product as recited in claim 10 , wherein a pair of selection icons are displayed for prompting the emission of previous and next utterances.

13. The computer program product as recited in claim 10 , wherein a hint is displayed corresponding to the utterance.

14. The computer program product as recited in claim 13 , wherein the hint corresponds to a word matched with the utterance utilizing a speech recognition process.

15. A system for providing a transcription graphical user interface, comprising:

(a) logic for displaying an utterance icon for prompting the emission of an utterance via a speaker upon the selection thereof; and

(b) logic for depicting a transcription field for allowing entry of a transcription of the utterance utilizing a keyboard;

(c) wherein the transcription graphical user interface is displayed using hypertext markup language (HTML);

(d) wherein a comment field is depicted for allowing entry of comments associated with the transcription utilizing the keyboard;

(e) wherein the comments include a performance of a transcriber in transcribing the utterance.

16. The system as recited in claim 15 , wherein the transcription graphical user interface is capable of being displayed over a network utilizing a network browser.

17. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein a pair of selection icons are displayed for prompting the emission of previous and next utterances.

18. The system as recited in claim 15 , wherein a hint is displayed corresponding to the utterance.

19. The system as recited in claim 18 , wherein the hint corresponds to a word matched with the utterance utilizing a speech recognition process.