Device independent text captioned telephone service
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- a wireless mobile device that includes a mobile device processor and a mobile device display;
an appliance including a display configured to display text captions corresponding to voice communications between a wireless mobile device and a hearing user'"'"'s device that is located remotely from the appliance to enable an assisted user using the mobile device to participate in communication sessions with a hearing user using the hearing user'"'"'s device, wherein the appliance has a first network address and the mobile device is associated with a second address that is different than the first network address and wherein the appliance is independent of the mobile device, the first and second addresses useable to link to the appliance and the mobile device for communication therewith, respectively, the mobile device including a mobile device display and a processor, the appliance comprising;
at least one communication component configured to enable the appliance to communicate with a relay;
an appliance display; and
an appliance processor operably coupled to the at least one communication component and the display;
wherein, the mobile device processor is configured to, upon an incoming call being received by the mobile device, present a first indication of the call via the mobile device display;
the appliance processor configured to;
upon answering an incoming call, while at least one of the mobile device and the appliance is used by the assisted user to communicate via voice signals with the hearing user'"'"'s device, independent of any user action to associate the mobile device and the appliance subsequent to the call being received, receive text originating at the relay, the text corresponding to a transcript of the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal originating at the hearing user'"'"'s device, wherein the text signal is received from the relay; and
(ii) cause text captions corresponding to the received text to be displayed on the appliance display; and
wherein the mobile device is only wirelessly linked to other devices within the communication system.
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Abstract
A communication system and method for displaying text captions corresponding to voice communications between an assisted user'"'"'s mobile wireless device and a separate hearing user'"'"'s device includes at least one communication component configured to enable the appliance to communicate with a relay, a display, and a processor operably coupled to the at least one communication component and the display. The processor is configured to enable the assisted user to establish an association between the appliance and the mobile device, receive text originating at the relay, the text corresponding to a transcript of the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal originating at the hearing user'"'"'s device, and cause text captions corresponding to the received text to be displayed on the display.
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45 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a wireless mobile device that includes a mobile device processor and a mobile device display; an appliance including a display configured to display text captions corresponding to voice communications between a wireless mobile device and a hearing user'"'"'s device that is located remotely from the appliance to enable an assisted user using the mobile device to participate in communication sessions with a hearing user using the hearing user'"'"'s device, wherein the appliance has a first network address and the mobile device is associated with a second address that is different than the first network address and wherein the appliance is independent of the mobile device, the first and second addresses useable to link to the appliance and the mobile device for communication therewith, respectively, the mobile device including a mobile device display and a processor, the appliance comprising; at least one communication component configured to enable the appliance to communicate with a relay; an appliance display; and an appliance processor operably coupled to the at least one communication component and the display; wherein, the mobile device processor is configured to, upon an incoming call being received by the mobile device, present a first indication of the call via the mobile device display; the appliance processor configured to; upon answering an incoming call, while at least one of the mobile device and the appliance is used by the assisted user to communicate via voice signals with the hearing user'"'"'s device, independent of any user action to associate the mobile device and the appliance subsequent to the call being received, receive text originating at the relay, the text corresponding to a transcript of the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal originating at the hearing user'"'"'s device, wherein the text signal is received from the relay; and (ii) cause text captions corresponding to the received text to be displayed on the appliance display; and wherein the mobile device is only wirelessly linked to other devices within the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method to facilitate communication within a communication system between a hearing assisted user using both a computer device and a wireless mobile phone device that is independent of the computer device and a hearing user using a hearing user'"'"'s device, the computer device including a first display and the mobile phone device including a second display, the method comprising the steps of:
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upon an incoming call being received by the mobile phone device, presenting a first indication of the call via the second display; upon answering the incoming call, independent of any user action to associate the mobile phone device and the computer device subsequent to the call being received; establishing a communication link between the mobile phone device and the hearing user'"'"'s device for voice communications wherein the voice communications include transmission of an assisted user'"'"'s voice signal to the hearing user'"'"'s device and receiving and audibly broadcasting the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal to the assisted user; (ii) receiving text communications corresponding to the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal from a relay at the computer device; and (iii) presenting text captions corresponding to the text communications via the first display; and wherein the mobile device is only wirelessly linked to other communication devices within the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method to facilitate communication within a communication system between a hearing assisted user using a computer device and a wireless mobile phone device that is independent of the computer device and a hearing user using a hearing user'"'"'s device, the computer device including a first display and the mobile phone device including a second display, the method comprising the steps of:
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upon an incoming call being received by the mobile phone device, presenting a first indication of the call via at least one of the first and second displays; independent of any user action to associate the mobile phone device and the computer device subsequent to the call being received; establishing a communication link between the mobile phone device and the hearing user'"'"'s device for voice communications in which hearing user'"'"'s voice signals are received at the mobile phone device and are broadcast by the mobile phone device and assisted user'"'"'s voice signals are transmitted to the hearing user'"'"'s device; (ii) transmitting the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal to a relay; receiving text communications at the computer device that are generated by the relay where the text communications comprise transcription of the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal initially transmitted by the hearing user'"'"'s device; and (iii) presenting the text communications as captions on the first display for viewing by the assisted user; and wherein the mobile phone device is only wirelessly linked to other devices within the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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