CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method of operating a captioned telephone call in which an assisted user is connected by a captioned telephone device that is connected both by a first line to a remote user and a second line to a relay providing captioning for a conversation, the method comprising the steps of:
- when a start of an incoming call is detected by the captioned telephone device on the first line, the captioned telephone device automatically calling the relay on the second line to initiate captioning service set up;
the captioned telephone device passing spoken words received on the first line to the second line; and
the relay then providing text captions of the spoken words back to the captioned telephone device on the second line.
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Abstract
A method of operating a captioned telephone call in which an assisted user is connected by a captioned telephone device that is connected both by a first line to a remote user and a second line to a relay providing captioning for a conversation, the method comprising the steps of: when a start of an incoming call is detected by the captioned telephone device on the first line, the captioned telephone device automatically calling the relay on the second line to initiate captioning service set up; the captioned telephone device passing spoken words received on the first line to the second line; and the relay then providing text captions of the spoken words back to the captioned telephone device on the second line.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of operating a captioned telephone call in which an assisted user is connected by a captioned telephone device that is connected both by a first line to a remote user and a second line to a relay providing captioning for a conversation, the method comprising the steps of:
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when a start of an incoming call is detected by the captioned telephone device on the first line, the captioned telephone device automatically calling the relay on the second line to initiate captioning service set up; the captioned telephone device passing spoken words received on the first line to the second line; and the relay then providing text captions of the spoken words back to the captioned telephone device on the second line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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6. A method of operating a captioned telephone call in which an assisted user is connected by a captioned telephone device that is connected both by a first line to a remote user and a second line to a relay providing captioning for a conversation, the method comprising the steps of:
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when a call is received at the captioned telephone device on the first line, the captioned telephone device automatically calling the relay on the second line to establish an interconnection to the relay; linking the call to an assigned call assistant after a predetermined condition is satisfied; the captioned telephone device passing spoken words received on the first line to the second line; and the relay then providing text captions of the spoken words back to the captioned telephone device on the second line.
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9. A method of operating a captioned telephone call in which an assisted user is connected to a relay providing captioning for a conversation by a captioned telephone device, the method comprising the steps of:
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the captioned telephone device automatically detecting a connection with at least one of a first line and a second line; the captioned telephone device automatically setting up to support one-line captioning if only the first line is connected to the captioned telephone device and automatically setting up to support two-line captioning if both the first line and the second line are connected to the captioned telephone device; and the relay then providing text captions of the spoken words back to the captioned telephone device. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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Specification