Down-line transcription system for manipulating real-time testimony
US5970141A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/073
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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