NCJ Number
34566
Journal
NATIONAL SHORTHAND REPORTER Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 16-19
Date Published
1975
Length
4 pages
Annotation
CONVERSATION WITH A COURT REPORTER WHO USES COMPUTER ASSISTED TRANSCRIPTION TO RECORD JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Abstract
A TAPE RECORDER DEVICE TRANSFERS STENOTYPE NOTES INTO THE MINICOMPUTER MEMORY SYSTEM. THE DATA IS THEN TRANSMITTED TO THE HOST COMPUTER, WHICH TRANSLATES THE RAW STENOTYPE INTO ENGLISH. THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION IS RETURNED TO THE MINICOMPUTER, WHICH STORES IT ON ITS MEMORY SYSTEM. THE TRANSCRIPT CAN THEN BE PRINTED OR DISPLAYED ON A TELEVISION SCREEN. VARIOUS PARTS OF THE TRANSCRIPTION PROCESS, E.G., PROOFING THE PRINTOUT, ARE DISCUSSED IN THE DIALOGUE. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCRIPTION CAN BE A GREAT HELP IN ELIMINATING THE BACKLOG WHICH OFFICIAL REPORTERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IN COURT WORK.