System for text assisted telephony

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8908838
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14299531

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A system and method for providing captioned services comprising a relay, an assisted user's captioned device including a processor programmed to perform the steps of establishing a first communication link between the captioned device and a hearing person's device, receiving voice signals from the hearing person via the first communication link, receive an indication that an activator has been activated to invoke a captioning service and in response transmitting the hearing user's voice signals received at the captioned device to a relay via a second communication link, receiving text back corresponding to the hearing user's voice signals from the relay and displaying the text wherein the assisted user can invoke the captioning service either prior to or after the first communication link is established.

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ULTRATEC INC450 SCIENCE DR MADISON WI 53711

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Colwell, Kevin R Middleton, US 90 2177
Engelke, Robert M Madison, US 115 4609

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