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Device Independent Text Captioned Telephone Service

  • US 20170187874A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2016
  • Published: 06/29/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A communication system, comprising:

  • an appliance including a display configured to display text captions corresponding to voice communications between a mobile wireless device and a hearing user'"'"'s device that is located remotely from the appliance to enable a hard of hearing user using the mobile wireless device to participate in communication sessions with a hearing user using the hearing user'"'"'s device, wherein the appliance has a specific appliance network address and the mobile wireless device is associated with a specific device address that is different than the appliance network address and wherein the appliance is independent of the mobile wireless device, the appliance comprising;

    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 configured to;

    enable the hard of hearing user to establish an association between the appliance and the mobile device;

    while the mobile device is used by the hard of hearing user to communicate with the hearing user'"'"'s 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, wherein the text signal is received from the relay; and

    cause text captions corresponding to the received text to be displayed on the display.

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