Transcription system network

• US 20020055788A1
• Filed: 06/01/2001
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boxlight Corporation
• Original Assignee: Virtual RS Corp.
• Inventors: Cacioppo, Christopher, Chery, Yonald, Petrie, Joseph, Gray, Matthew, Leonardo, Christopher, Peden, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 7,143,134 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/10 all student stations being capable of presenting the same information simultaneously G09B5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0432 Varying the magnification of a single lens group
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for integrating one or more electronic transcription systems (12) having sessions providing data on a network (18) wherein real-time, two-way interactive access to the data by one or more remote users to the system is provided. In particular, the system and method provides one or more electronic transcription systems operably connected such that one or more users can access one or more of the electronic transcription systems. By networking the one or more electronic transcription systems and decoupling the processes of recording a particular transcription session, storing the data from the session on a network, and accessing the data, a wider range of control, access, and utilization of the electronic transcription systems can be accomplished.

Claims

1. A system for integrating one or more electronic transcription systems having sessions providing data and a network, the system comprising:

(a) one or more network interface devices each operably connected to the electronic transcription system which is integrated into the network which registers the electronic transcription system with the network, wherein each device includes hardware that has a first connection to connect the network interface device to the electronic transcription system, a second connection to connect the device to the network, and software code to enable the network interface device to convert data from the session with the electronic transcription system into data suitable for transmission over the network;

(b) one or more services to allow access to the data;

(c) one or more server systems, each server system operably connected to the network, wherein each of the server systems implements one or more of the services to enable access to the data from the one or more electronic transcription systems; and

(d) a user device configured to enable a remote user access to the data from the session of the one or more electronic transcription systems connected to the network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote user to the one or more electronic transcription systems is provided real-time, two-way interactive access to the data from one or more sessions of the one or more electronic transcription systems connected to the network.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein a bartender service and a service session is provided which manages interactions with each session in the system including providing a network connection between the network interface device and a session service for the session and participating in a discovery protocol to find the session service and register the device with the session service.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein a session service is provided which acts as a router for other services in the system wherein the other services are able to discover and contact the session service and register itself as a source, a listener, or both.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein an archive service is provided wherein the user uses the archive service to access an archive of data that has been stored on the network.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein an archive service is provided which automatically stores data from the sessions.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein a meeting service is provided which enables users to access one or more sessions and to modify the data from the sessions over the network.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein a meeting service is provided which allows two or more remote users to communicate in real time using the network while viewing a session.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the service with a web user interface provides web-based access to the services.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein a print service is provided which enables the data of the session to be printed on a printer located on the network.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface device includes software which allows the network interface device to automatically obtain an IP address for the electronic transcription system from the server system.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface device includes software which allows the network interface device to receive the IP address from the user.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface device serves as a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface device is configured to operably connect with an electronic transcription system which is an active surface transcription system.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface device is configured to operably connect with an electronic transcription system which is a passive surface transcription system.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein there are at least two users using the meeting service, wherein the two or more users are able to access one of the sessions simultaneously and modify the data from the session.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the server systems is located in the network interface device.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the server systems is located in the user computer.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the server systems is located on a device that is not the network interface device or the user computer.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the connection of the network interface device to the network is wireless.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the connection of the network interface device to the electronic transcription system is wireless.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface device includes configuration control software which is used to configure and control the server.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface device is an integral part of the electronic transcription system.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the remote user accesses the data in real-time from one or more sessions of the one or more electronic transcription systems connected to the network.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the remote user accesses the meeting service to obtain real-time interactive access to the data.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein a bartender service and a session service is provided and wherein the network interface device accesses the bartender service which manages interactions with each session and provides a network connection between the network interface device and the session service for the session and participates in a discovery protocol to find the session service and register the electronic transcription service with the session service.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein a session service is provided and wherein a user at the remote location accesses the session service to register itself as a source, a listener, or both and to access other services in the system.

29. The method of claim 24, further including an archive service which a user at the remote location uses to provide the user access data from the sessions that has been stored on the network.

30. The method of claim 24, further including an archive service which automatically stores data from the sessions.

31. The method of claim 24, further including a meeting service which a user at the remote location uses to access one or more sessions and modify the data from the sessions over the network.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein users at two or more remote locations use the meeting service to communicate in real time using the network while viewing a session.

33. The method of claim 24, further including the service with a Web user interface which a user at the remote location uses for web-based access to the data stored on the network.

34. The method of claim 24, further including a print service which a user at the electronic transcription system uses to print data of the session using a printer located on the network.

35. The method of claim 24, wherein the network interface device is configured to operably connect with an electronic transcription system which is an active surface transcription system and wherein the network interface device converts data from the active surface transcription system for transfer to the network.

36. The method of claim 24, wherein the network interface device is configured to operably connect with an electronic transcription system which is a passive surface transcription system and wherein the network interface device converts data from the passive surface transcription system for transfer to the network.

37. The method of claim 24, wherein there are at least two users using the meeting service, wherein the two or more users access one of the sessions simultaneously and modify the data from the session.

38. The system of claim 24, wherein the network interface device includes software which the network interface device uses to automatically obtain an IP address for the electronic transcription system from the server system.

39. The system of claim 24, wherein the network interface device includes software which the network interface device uses to receive the IP address from the user.

40. The system of claim 24, wherein the network interface device acts as a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server.

41. The system of claim 24, wherein the one or more of the server systems is located in the network interface device to provide the server systems.

42. The system of claim 24, wherein the one or more of the server systems is located in the user computer to provide the server systems.

44. The system of claim 24, wherein the network interface device uses a wireless connection to the network.

45. The system of claim 24, wherein the network interface device uses a wireless connection to the electronic transcription system.

46. The system of claim 24, wherein the network interface device includes configuration control software which it uses to configure and control the server.

47. The system of claim 24, wherein the network interface device acts an integral part of the electronic transcription system.

24. A method for integrating one or more electronic transcription systems having sessions providing data and a network comprising the steps of:

(a) providing one or more of network interface devices each operably connected to the electronic transcription system which is integrated into the network, which registers the electronic transcription system with the network, wherein each device includes hardware that has a first connection to connect the network interface device to the electronic transcription system, a second connection to connect the device to the network, and software code to enable the network interface device to convert data from the electronic transcription system into data suitable for transmission over the network;

(b) providing one or more services for accessing the data;

(c) providing one or more server systems, each server system operably connected to the network, wherein each of the server systems implements one or more services to enable access to the data from one or more electronic transcription system;

(d) providing a user device configured to enable the remote user access to the data from the session of the one or more electronic transcription systems connected to the network;

(e) connecting the electronic transcription system to the network interface device;

(f) connecting the network interface device to the server, wherein the network interface device obtains an IP address for the electronic transcription device from the server;

(g) beginning a session using the electronic transcription system, wherein the network interface device accesses a service;

(h) transferring data from the electronic transcription system through the network interface device to the server wherein a service automatically stores the data on the network; and

(j) accessing the data from a remote location on the network.

43. The method of claims 24, wherein the one or more of the server systems is located on a device that is not the network interface device or the user computer to provide the server systems.