Down-line transcription system using automatic tracking and revenue collection
First Claim
1. A method for real time transcription of spoken words to a textual format comprising:
- communicatively coupling a computer aided transcription system to a remote system;
identifying, by the remote system, the computer aided transcription system communicatively coupled thereto;
communicating, by the remote system, to the computer aided transcription system an authorization for a predetermined amount of transcription;
transcribing, by the computer aided transcription system, representations of spoken words to text in real time;
disabling, by the computer aided transcription system, the transcribing after the predetermined amount of transcription has been reached; and
charging by the remote system a credit card for the predetermined amount of transcription.
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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. A synchronization scheme provides for automatic play-back of audio and video recordings corresponding to the transcribed text. One embodiment of the system provides for billing, monitoring, collection and authorization of transcription events.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for real time transcription of spoken words to a textual format comprising:
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communicatively coupling a computer aided transcription system to a remote system; identifying, by the remote system, the computer aided transcription system communicatively coupled thereto; communicating, by the remote system, to the computer aided transcription system an authorization for a predetermined amount of transcription; transcribing, by the computer aided transcription system, representations of spoken words to text in real time; disabling, by the computer aided transcription system, the transcribing after the predetermined amount of transcription has been reached; and charging by the remote system a credit card for the predetermined amount of transcription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for real time transcription of spoken words to a textual format comprising:
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transcribing, by a computer aided transcription system, representations of spoken words to text in real time; monitoring by the computer aided transcription system, the transcribing; and disabling, by the computer aided transcription system, the transcribing after a predetermined amount of transcription has been reached; and communicatively coupling the computer aided transcription system to a remote system; identifying by the remote system the computer aided transcription system communicatively coupled thereto; communicating by the remote system to the computer aided transcription system an authorization for a further predetermined amount of transcription; and enabling by the computer aided transcription system the transcribing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for transcription of spoken words to a textual format comprising:
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communicatively coupling a computer aided transcription system to a remote system; transcribing by the computer aided transcription system representations of spoken words to text; communicating by the computer aided transcription system the text to the remote system; communicatively coupling a terminal to the remote system; communicating by the remote system at least a portion of the text to the terminal; ceasing communications by the remote system to the terminal after a predetermined amount of transcription has been reached; and generating a bill based on the amount of transcription. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for real time transcription of spoken words to a textual format, comprising:
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communicating to a computer aided transcription system an authorization for real time transcription of spoken words; and automatically indicating for a user of the computer aided transcription system that an amount of real time transcription of spoken words has occurred; and wherein communicating to the computer aided transcription system the authorization for an amount of real time transcription, includes; communicatively coupling the computer aided transcription system to a remote system; identifying, by the remote system, the computer aided transcription system communicatively coupled thereto; and communicating, by the remote system, to the computer aided transcription system an authorization for predetermined amount of transcription. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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