Down-line transcription system for manipulating real-time testimony
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1. A transcription network utilized during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription network comprising:
- an attorney terminal;
a converter assisting in the conversion of spoken words to text;
a remote terminal disposed at a location remote from the attorney terminal and the converter;
the converter delivering the text to the attorney terminal and to the remote terminal for real time display; and
the remote terminal supporting communication of messages regarding the real time display to the attorney terminal.
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Abstract
A transcription network having linked computer terminals for a court reporter and for examining, defending, and associate attorneys is disclosed. Real-time transcription text is communicated from the reporter'"'"'s terminal through the network. Secure message interchange between the examining attorneys and between defending attorneys is provided along independent communication links and using encryption. Off-site terminals for clients, experts, or other associate attorneys may be linked to the network. Communication on the network is hierarchically controlled so as not to bombard the examining attorney, and is managed by a protocol for updating disconnected and non-listening terminals. The terminals provide software routines for automatically delivering proposed objections to the form of a question or answer. Stenographic keystrokes that cannot be directly transcribed are converted to a phoneme form for down-line readability. A synchronization scheme provides for automatic play-back of audio and video recordings corresponding to the transcribed text of a specific question or answer.
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1. A transcription network utilized during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription network comprising:
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an attorney terminal; a converter assisting in the conversion of spoken words to text; a remote terminal disposed at a location remote from the attorney terminal and the converter; the converter delivering the text to the attorney terminal and to the remote terminal for real time display; and the remote terminal supporting communication of messages regarding the real time display to the attorney terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A transcription network utilized during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription network comprising:
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an attorney terminal; a stenographic system assisting in the conversion of spoken words to text and in the characterization of at least portions of the text as questions and answers; a remote terminal disposed at a location remote from the attorney terminal and the stenographic system; at least one communication link; and the stenographic system delivering the text for real time display at the attorney terminal and at the remote terminal via the at least one communication link. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A transcription network used during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription system comprising:
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a first attorney terminal; a second attorney terminal; a computing system comprising a voice to text converter, a first communication link that communicatively couples to the first attorney terminal, and a second communication link that communicatively couples to the second attorney terminal; at least a portion of the second communication link being independent of at least a portion of the first communication link; the computing system converting spoken words to text, storing the text, and delivering the text to the first attorney terminal for real time review via the first communication link and to the second attorney terminal for real time review via the second communication link; and the computing system preventing the first attorney terminal and the second attorney terminal from modifying the stored text. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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