METHOD OF CAPTURING AND STRUCTURING INFORMATION FROM A MEETING

摘要

A computer-controlled method of capturing and structuring information from a meeting. Audio data is captured from a meeting with a microphone and stored. Information timestamps are stored indicating a time corresponding to a speaker utterance in the audio data. A diagram is generated and stored in accordance with a series of diagram inputs received from a human operator via an input device, the diagram having a plurality of nodes connected by links and each diagram input either creating, editing or deleting an associated one of the nodes or links. The diagram is displayed on a display device, the displayed diagram changing in response to the diagram inputs so that it has a plurality of intermediate forms during the meeting phase and a final form at the end of the meeting phase. One or more event timestamps are stored for each node or link, each event timestamp indicating a time of receipt of a diagram input which creates, edits or deletes the node or link.

主权项

1. A computer-controlled method of capturing and structuring information from a meeting, the method comprising: capturing audio data from a meeting with a microphone; storing the audio data; storing information timestamps each indicating a time associated with the audio data; generating and storing a diagram in accordance with a series of diagram inputs received from a human operator via an input device, the diagram comprising a plurality of nodes connected by links and each diagram input either creating, editing or deleting an associated one of the nodes or links; displaying the diagram on a display device, the displayed diagram changing in response to the diagram inputs so that it has a plurality of intermediate forms during the meeting phase and a final form at the end of the meeting phase; and storing one or more event timestamps for each node or link, each event timestamp indicating a time associated with a diagram input which creates, edits or deletes the node or link.