SYSTEM FOR TEXT ASSISTED TELEPHONY
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating a captioned conversation between a hard of hearing user using a hard of hearing user'"'"'s captioned device and a hearing user, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing communication between the captioned device and a hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device that is independent of the captioned device; and
establishing communication between the captioned device and a relay for communicating a text communication from the relay to the captioned device, the text communication comprising a text transcript corresponding to a hearing user'"'"'s voice signal transmitted to the hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device from a hearing user'"'"'s phone device; and
routing the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal from the hearing user'"'"'s phone device to the relay through the captioned device.
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Abstract
A method of and system for facilitating a captioned conversation between a hard of hearing user using a hard of hearing user'"'"'s captioned device and a hearing user, the method including the steps of establishing communication between the captioned device and a hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device that is independent of the captioned device, and establishing communication between the captioned device and a relay for communicating a text communication from the relay to the captioned device, the text communication including a text transcript corresponding to a hearing user'"'"'s voice signal transmitted to the hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device from a hearing user'"'"'s phone device.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating a captioned conversation between a hard of hearing user using a hard of hearing user'"'"'s captioned device and a hearing user, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing communication between the captioned device and a hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device that is independent of the captioned device; and establishing communication between the captioned device and a relay for communicating a text communication from the relay to the captioned device, the text communication comprising a text transcript corresponding to a hearing user'"'"'s voice signal transmitted to the hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device from a hearing user'"'"'s phone device; and routing the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal from the hearing user'"'"'s phone device to the relay through the captioned device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. (canceled)
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7. A communication system, comprising:
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a relay configured to; receive a hearing user'"'"'s voice signal from a captioned device while the captioned device is in communication with a hard of hearing user'"'"'s cellular phone device that is independent of the captioned device, the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal originating at a hearing user'"'"'s phone device in a call with the hard of hearing user'"'"'s cellular phone device; and transmit a text communication comprising a text transcription corresponding to the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal to the captioned device for display to a hard of hearing user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A communication system, comprising:
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a hard of hearing user'"'"'s wireless phone device configured to; establish communication with a captioned device that is independent of the hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device; receive a hearing user'"'"'s voice signal originating at a hearing user'"'"'s phone device; provide the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal to a relay configured to generate a text communication comprising a text transcription corresponding to the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal; receive a hard of hearing user'"'"'s voice signal; transmit the hard of hearing user'"'"'s voice signal to the hearing user'"'"'s phone device; and transmit the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal to the captioned device; wherein the hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device is usable independent of the captioned device to facilitate a voice conversation with a hearing user using the hearing user'"'"'s device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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13. (canceled)
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23. A communication system comprising:
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a hard of hearing user'"'"'s captioned device, the captioned device including a display screen and a processor, the captioned device configured to; establish communication with a hard of hearing user'"'"'s wireless phone device that is independent of the hard of hearing user'"'"'s captioned device; receive a hearing user'"'"'s voice signal originating at a hearing user'"'"'s phone device used by a hearing user from the hard of hearing user'"'"'s phone device; establish a first communication link with a relay; route the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal via the first communication link to the relay for transcription; receive a text communication originating at the relay and directly from the relay without passing through the hard of hearing user'"'"'s wireless phone device, the text communication corresponding to a transcription of the hearing user'"'"'s voice signal; and display a text caption corresponding the text communication on the display of the hard of hearing user'"'"'s captioned device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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Specification