Apparatuses and methods for routing digital voice data in a communication system for hearing-impaired users
US9357064B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/0093
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system facilitating communication for assisting hearing-impaired users includes an analog telephone adaptor (ATA) device and a communication device. The communication device is configured to route digital voice data between the ATA device and a second communication device during a conversation involving the communication device and a second communication device through a wireless port of communication device, and communicate through the wireless port with a relay service configured to provide interpretive assistance for a hearing-impaired user of the communication device. A method includes routing digital voice data received wirelessly by a communication device to an ATA device, routing digital voice data received from the ATA device from the communication device wirelessly to a second communication device, and communicating wirelessly with a relay service configured to provide captioning services of the content of a portion of the voice data received by the communication device from the second communication device.
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