[blindlaw] Subject: Would you be interested in being able to convert a voice note to text?

[Blind Michael]

Hello list,
I have been invited by the CEO of the Santa Clara County Blind Center,
located in San Jose, California, to participate in a technology project
team.

My thought of a project is to create a software program that will convert a
voice note to text. This would allow the person to use their own voice note
taker.   The end result would be similar to Dragon and their special
recording device, but without the related cost.  If you happen to know of an
existing equivalent program, I would be very interested in knowing about it.


I do realize that the software program will have to uniquely identify the
voice note part of the recording device.  Such devices like the Victor
Stream Reader are multifunctional.  I know that converting EBooks and songs
would be a violation of copy right laws.  My concept is that since only the
voice note would be converted to text, which would only be the work of the
person doing the recording, there would not be any copy right infringements.

I do realize that there are many other potential applications for such a
program, however, this list was my first thought as to the usefulness of
such a program.

Also my thought is that the legal profession would benefit from such a
program, in that, such items as a court brief could be recorded and then
converted to text.  The text file would then only require editing, instead
of one having to type the full brief.  

There few questions at hand:

Is my legal concept correct?

I do realize that there are a lot of legal issues that will follow with
working with each manufacturer to obtain the needed criteria for the coding
that would allow the voice note to be uniquely accessed.

As a subscriber of the list, would you be interested in such a software
program?  If so, there is some information that is needed.  I will need to
know the make and model of the intended voice note recorder.

Your response and any insight that you have would be greatly appreciated.
Please respond OFF List, so as not to overload the list.  
I anxiously look forward you your response.

Cheers,
Michael Groat