US 12,244,752 B1
Text assisted telephony on wireless device method and apparatus
Christopher R. Engelke, Verona, WI (US); Kevin R. Colwell, Middleton, WI (US); and Troy Vitek, Waunakee, WI (US)
Assigned to ULTRATEC, INC., Madison, WI (US)
Filed by ULTRATEC, INC., Madison, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/373,382.
Application 18/373,382 is a continuation of application No. 17/556,052, filed on Dec. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,856,123.
Application 17/556,052 is a continuation of application No. 17/489,383, filed on Sep. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,570,291.
Application 17/489,383 is a continuation of application No. 16/209,675, filed on Dec. 4, 2018, granted, now 11,190,630, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 16/209,675 is a continuation of application No. 15/285,641, filed on Oct. 5, 2016, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/246,905, filed on Oct. 27, 2015.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 1/247 (2021.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 1/2475 (2013.01) [H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04M 3/42391 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
obtaining, at a host device, remote audio originating at a remote device during a communication session involving the remote device;
directing, from the host device during the communication session, the remote audio to a transcription system, the transcription system obtaining the remote audio of the communication session from the host device;
directing, from the host device during the communication session, the remote audio to a communication device, the host device and the communication device being locally linked and both being located within a single residence of a user;
obtaining, at the host device during the communication session, transcript data from the transcription system, the transcript data including a transcription of the remote audio generated by the transcription system; and
presenting, by the host device during at least a portion of the communication session, the transcription.