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Method and apparatus for recording and managing communications for transcription
Assignee: CATUOGNO COURT REPORTING AND STEN-TEL TRANSCRIPTION Inc
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Filing: 1996-04-10
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Granted: 1998-10-27
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Expires: 2016-04-10
Abstract
Abstract A server located at a first location for recording and managing communications for transcription generated at a second location. Clients contact the server to store communications for transcription. The client is given the option to create a user configurable profile that defines user identification data and recording options for that client. The user identification data includes a user identification number and an audible user identification which is associated with each user identification number. The communications are recorded based on the recording options in the user configurable profile. Exemplary recording options include file integrity and audio archiving. The server also provides the user with the ability to withhold a recording for completion at a later time.
Inventors
- 👤 Jay Zebryk
- 👤 Raymond Catuogno, Sr.
- 👤 George Catuogno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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US
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google_patents
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2026-11-06 17:16
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B31/00; H; H04; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/10; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42221
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for recording, at a first location, a communication at a second location, the first location being remote from the second location and interconnected by a communication medium, the method comprising: creating a user configurable profile which defines user identification data and recording options for a user; storing the user configurable profile; recording the communication, said recording step being responsive to the recording options in the stored user configurable profile; providing the recorded communication to a transcriptionist for transcription; and receiving a transcribed communication from the transcriptionist; wherein the user identification data includes a user identification number assigned to a user and an audible user identification which is associated with each user identification number and assigned to said user the audible user identification providing an audible confirmation of an entered user identification number.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for recording, at a first location, a communication at a second location, the first location being remote from the second location and interconnected by a communication medium, the method comprising: creating a user configurable profile which defines user identification data and recording options for a user; storing the user configurable profile; recording the communication, said recording step being responsive to the recording options in the stored user configurable profile; providing the recorded communication to a transcriptionist for transcription; and receiving a transcribed communication from the transcriptionist; wherein the user identification data includes a user identification number assigned to a user and an audible user identification which is associated with each user identification number and assigned to said user the audible user identification providing an audible confirmation of an entered user identification number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: prompting a user to enter the user identification number prior to recording; and audibly outputting the audible user identification corresponding to the entered user identification number.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for recording, at a first location, a communication at a second location, the first location being remote from the second location and interconnected by a communication medium, the method comprising: creating a user configurable profile which defines user identification data and recording options for a user; storing the user configurable profile; and recording the communication, said recording step being responsive to the recording options in the stored user configurable profile wherein the user controls the recording through recording functions at the second location and the recording options includes an integrity option for disabling at least one of the recording functions while continuing to record the communications without utilizing the disabled recording function.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for recording, at a first location, a communication at a second location, the first location being remote from the second location and interconnected by a communication medium, the method comprising: creating a user configurable profile which defines user identification data and recording options for a user; storing the user configurable profile; and recording the communication, said recording step being responsive to the recording options in the stored user configurable profile wherein the user controls the recording through recording functions at the second location and the recording options includes an integrity option for disabling at least one of the recording functions while continuing to record the communications without utilizing the disabled recording function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the recording options include an audio archive option for enabling archival storage of the recording.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the recording step comprises withholding an unfinished job for subsequent completion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 5, further comprising notifying the user that a job has been withheld and resuming recording of the withheld job.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 5, further comprising notifying the user that a job has been withheld and releasing the withheld job for transcription.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said disabled recording function is pause.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said disabled recording function is rewind.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said disabled recording function is fast forward.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for recording, at a first location, a communication at a second location, the first location being remote from the second location and interconnected by a communication medium, the method comprising: receiving the communication from a client and storing the communication as an audio file in a storage medium; automatically forwarding the audio file to a transcriptionist for transcription; automatically receiving a transcription from the transcriptionist and saving the transcription as a text file; and automatically purging the audio file corresponding to the transcription from the storage medium after saving the transcription as a text file.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for recording, at a first location, a communication at a second location, the first location being remote from the second location and interconnected by a communication medium, the method comprising: receiving the communication from a client and storing the communication as an audio file in a storage medium; automatically forwarding the audio file to a transcriptionist for transcription; automatically receiving a transcription from the transcriptionist and saving the transcription as a text file; and automatically purging the audio file corresponding to the transcription from the storage medium after saving the transcription as a text file.
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