Fact · Typing and writing speed
In the patent's sample dictation test, pressing the push-to-talk button starts the counter or clock that times the user's dictation.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“the push to talk button 508 substantially simultaneously begins the counter or clock”
Method and systems for measuring user performance with speech-to-text conversion for dictation systems, Brian Marquette et al., United States Patent and Trademark Office (US 8,639,512 B2), 2014, Detailed description, push-to-talk step.
Open the original- What it measures
- The patent describes a dictation evaluation in which the user dictates a sample passage. A disconnect button marks the end of the dictation, and the processor then determines the time from the start of the utterance.
- What it does not show
- This describes one example method in a patent, not a standard. Other tests may start and stop the timer at different points, and the result depends on where the clock starts and stops.