15. A process performed by a computer system including at least one audio input device, at least one computer storage medium, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one audio input device and the at least one computer storage medium are configured to receive and store live audio data in the at least one computer storage medium for processing, the process comprising: determine when to begin processing the live audio data and other data derived from the processed live audio data; after determining to begin processing, processing the live audio data to extract at least text and store the text in the at least one computer storage medium; processing the extracted text to generate information in the at least one computer storage medium identifying salient patterns in the extracted text; providing the extracted text and the information identifying salient patterns to a notetaking application running on the computer system, wherein the notetaking application is configured to receive user input to edit an electronic document in the at least one computer storage medium incorporating at least a portion of the extracted text and the information identifying salient patterns.
15. A process performed by a computer system including at least one audio input device, at least one computer storage medium, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one audio input device and the at least one computer storage medium are configured to receive and store live audio data in the at least one computer storage medium for processing, the process comprising: determine when to begin processing the live audio data and other data derived from the processed live audio data; after determining to begin processing, processing the live audio data to extract at least text and store the text in the at least one computer storage medium; processing the extracted text to generate information in the at least one computer storage medium identifying salient patterns in the extracted text; providing the extracted text and the information identifying salient patterns to a notetaking application running on the computer system, wherein the notetaking application is configured to receive user input to edit an electronic document in the at least one computer storage medium incorporating at least a portion of the extracted text and the information identifying salient patterns. 20. The process of claim 15 , wherein to automatically process the extracted text to identify salient patterns, the computer system is configured to apply one or more filters to the extracted text, each of the one or more filters defining a pattern of text corresponding to an action.