Dictation
Formatting
Learn about how Corti speech recognition supports formatting of dictation text output
Formatting is currently in
beta status. API details subject to change ahead of general release.formatting features provide control over how key information should for represented in the textual output.
Defining formatting configuration is
optional. When these preferences are not configured, the default values listed below will be applied automatically.Formatting options
Dates
| Option | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | As dictated | ”February third twenty twenty five” |
| 1 | Long date (default) | “3 February 2025” |
| 2 | Short date (US) | “02/03/2025” |
| 3 | Short date (EU) | “03/02/2025” |
| 4 | ISO | ”20250302” |
Times
| Option | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | As dictated | ”Four o’clock” or “four thirty five” or “sixteen hundred” |
| 1 | 12-hour | ”4:00 PM” |
| 2 | 24-hour (default) | “16:00” |
Numbers
| Option | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | As dictated | ”one, two, … nine, ten, eleven” |
| 1 | Single digit as words, multi-digit as number (default) | “One, two … nine, 10, 11” |
| 2 | Numbers only | ”1, 2, … 9, 10, 11” |
Units
| Option | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | As dictated | ”Millimeters, centimeters, inches” |
| 1 | Abbreviated (default) | “mm, cm, in” |
List of supported units
List of supported units
- Celsius (°C)
- Fahrenheit (°F)
- Kelvin (K)
- Inch (in)
- Meter (m)
- Centimeter (cm)
- Millimeter (mm)
- Nanometer (nm)
- Kilometer (km)
- Gram (g)
- Kilogram (kg)
- Milligram (mg)
- Microgram (mcg)
- Nanogram (ng)
- Pound (lb)
- Ounce (oz)
- Liter (L)
- Milliliter (mL)
- Deciliter (dL)
- International unit (IU)
- Milliequivalent (mEq)
- Millimole (mmol)
- Mole (mol)
Abbreviations
| Option | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | As dictated | ”Blood pressure one twenty over eighty” |
| 1 | Abbreviated (default) | “BP 120/80” |
List of supported measurement abbreviations
List of supported measurement abbreviations
- Blood pressure (BP and systole/diastole)
- Beats per minute (BPM)
- Respirations per minute (RPM)
- Body mass index (BMI)
- Percent (%)
- Millimeters of mercury (mmHg)
- Centimeters of water (cmH2O)
- Nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)
- Milligram per deciliter (mg/dL)
- Milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L)
- Millimoles per liter (mmol/L)
- Units per liter (U/L)
- Pack years (pack-yrs)
Ranges
| Option | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | As dictated | ”one to ten” |
| 1 | As numbers (default) | “1-10” |
Ordinals
| Option | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | As dictated | ”First, second, third” |
| 1 | Abbreviated (default) | “1st, 2nd, 3rd” |
Use of the formatting settings is optional for dictation configuration. If no configuration is present for a given formatting category, then the default as defined above will be applied.Please contact us for more information on format options, or for issues with formatted output.