US 12,088,953 B2
Captioning communication systems
Shane Roylance, Farmington, UT (US); Kenneth Boehme, South Jordan, UT (US); Pat Nola, Salt Lake City, UT (US); and Merle L. Walker, III, Sandy, UT (US)
Assigned to Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/054,450.
Application 18/054,450 is a continuation of application No. 17/206,779, filed on Mar. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,509,838.
Application 17/206,779 is a continuation of application No. 16/101,115, filed on Aug. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,972,683, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Application 16/101,115 is a continuation of application No. 15/369,582, filed on Dec. 5, 2016, granted, now 10,051,207, issued on Aug. 14, 2018.
Application 15/369,582 is a continuation of application No. 15/185,459, filed on Jun. 17, 2016, granted, now 9,525,830, issued on Dec. 20, 2016.
Application 15/185,459 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/939,831, filed on Nov. 12, 2015, granted, now 9,374,536, issued on Jun. 21, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0123771 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 5/278 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); H04L 61/4594 (2022.01); H04L 65/1069 (2022.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 67/561 (2022.01); H04M 1/72478 (2021.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04M 1/2757 (2020.01)
CPC H04N 5/278 (2013.01) [G09B 21/009 (2013.01); H04L 61/4594 (2022.05); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 67/561 (2022.05); H04M 1/72478 (2021.01); H04N 7/141 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04M 1/2757 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to transcribe videos, the method comprising:
participating, by a transcription system, in a first communication session between a media system and the transcription system separate from the media system;
obtaining, at the transcription system from the media system as part of the first communication session, video that includes video data and audio data, the video provided to the transcription system from the media system and to a plurality of communication devices separate from the media system and the transcriptions system, the video obtained by the plurality of communication devices not passing through the transcription system;
generating, by the transcription system, text data based on the audio data using speech recognition software, the text data including a transcription of the audio data;
participating, by the transcription system, in a plurality of second communication sessions between the transcription system and the plurality of communication devices, the first communication session being separate from the plurality of second communication sessions; and
after generating the text data, directing, from the transcription system, the text data over the plurality of second communication sessions to the plurality of communication devices for presentation of the text data by the plurality of communication devices concurrently with presentation of the video by the plurality of communication devices in real-time.