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Down-line transcription system for manipulating real-time testimony
Assignee: Engate LLC
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Filing: 1998-04-09
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Granted: 1999-10-19
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Expires: 2018-04-09
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 James D. Bennett
- 👤 Lawrence M. Jarvis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:01
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; G06F16/31; G06F16/313; G06F16/60; G06F16/68; G06F16/683; G06F16/685; G06F16/70; G06F16/78; G06F16/783; G06F16/7844; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/166; G06F40/169; G06F40/20; G06F40/237; G06F40/242; G06F40/268; G06F40/274; G06F40/279; G06F40/289; G06F40/40; G06F40/55; G06F40/58; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/26; H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/16; H04L12/18; H04L12/1813; H04L12/1822; H04L12/1827; H04L12/1831; H04L65/00; H04L65/60; H04L65/75; H04L65/762; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/10; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/236; H04N21/2368; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/434; H04N21/4341; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/147; H04N7/15; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1101; H04N5/00; H04N5/04; H04N5/06; H04N5/067; H04N5/073
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A transcription network utilized during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription network comprising: an attorney terminal; a converter assisting in the conversion of spoken words to text; a remote terminal disposed at a location remote from the attorney terminal and the converter; the converter delivering the text to the attorney terminal and to the remote terminal for real time display; and the remote terminal supporting communication of messages regarding the real time display to the attorney terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A transcription network utilized during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription network comprising: an attorney terminal; a converter assisting in the conversion of spoken words to text; a remote terminal disposed at a location remote from the attorney terminal and the converter; the converter delivering the text to the attorney terminal and to the remote terminal for real time display; and the remote terminal supporting communication of messages regarding the real time display to the attorney terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The transcription network of claim 1 wherein the converter comprises a computer aided transcription system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The transcription network of claim 2 further comprising a modem that communicatively couples the remote terminal to the attorney terminal and the converter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transcription network of claim 1 wherein the messages are associated with portions of the text.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The transcription network of claim 4 wherein the messages received by the attorney terminal are used by the attorney terminal to access the associated portions of the text.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The transcription network of claim 1 further comprising an additional terminal communicatively coupled to the converter but not communicatively coupled to attorney terminal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The transcription network of claim 1 further comprising an additional terminal communicatively coupled to the converter, and wherein the additional terminal cannot receive the messages delivered by the remote terminal to the attorney terminal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
90 words
A transcription network utilized during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription network comprising: an attorney terminal; a stenographic system assisting in the conversion of spoken words to text and in the characterization of at least portions of the text as questions and answers; a remote terminal disposed at a location remote from the attorney terminal and the stenographic system; at least one communication link; and the stenographic system delivering the text for real time display at the attorney terminal and at the remote terminal via the at least one communication link.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
90 words
A transcription network utilized during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription network comprising: an attorney terminal; a stenographic system assisting in the conversion of spoken words to text and in the characterization of at least portions of the text as questions and answers; a remote terminal disposed at a location remote from the attorney terminal and the stenographic system; at least one communication link; and the stenographic system delivering the text for real time display at the attorney terminal and at the remote terminal via the at least one communication link.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The transcription network of claim 8 wherein the at least one communication link comprises a modem coupled to the remote terminal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The transcription network of claim 8 wherein the remote terminal supporting communication of information regarding the real time display to the attorney terminal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The transcription network of claim 10 wherein the information is associated with a portion of the text.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The transcription network of claim 11 wherein the information received by the attorney terminal is used by the attorney terminal to access the associated portion of the text.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The transcription network of claim 8 further comprising an additional terminal communicatively coupled to the stenographic system but not communicatively coupled to attorney terminal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The transcription network of claim 10 further comprising an additional terminal communicatively coupled to the converter, and wherein the additional terminal cannot receive the information delivered by the remote terminal to the attorney terminal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The transcription network of claim 8 wherein the stenographic system stores the text, and the attorney terminal is prevented from modifying the stored text.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
138 words
A transcription network used during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription system comprising: a first attorney terminal; a second attorney terminal; a computing system comprising a voice to text converter, a first communication link that communicatively couples to the first attorney terminal, and a second communication link that communicatively couples to the second attorney terminal; at least a portion of the second communication link being independent of at least a portion of the first communication link; the computing system converting spoken words to text, storing the text, and delivering the text to the first attorney terminal for real time review via the first communication link and to the second attorney terminal for real time review via the second communication link; and the computing system preventing the first attorney terminal and the second attorney terminal from modifying the stored text.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
138 words
A transcription network used during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription system comprising: a first attorney terminal; a second attorney terminal; a computing system comprising a voice to text converter, a first communication link that communicatively couples to the first attorney terminal, and a second communication link that communicatively couples to the second attorney terminal; at least a portion of the second communication link being independent of at least a portion of the first communication link; the computing system converting spoken words to text, storing the text, and delivering the text to the first attorney terminal for real time review via the first communication link and to the second attorney terminal for real time review via the second communication link; and the computing system preventing the first attorney terminal and the second attorney terminal from modifying the stored text.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The transcription network of claim 16 wherein the first and second attorney terminals are communicatively isolated from one another.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The transcription network of claim 16 further comprising a third attorney terminal communicatively coupled to the second attorney terminal but not the first attorney terminal, and wherein the computing system delivering the text to the third attorney terminal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The transcription network of claim 18 wherein the third attorney terminal is communicatively coupled to the computing system via a modem.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
The transcription network of claim 16 wherein the first communication link comprises a first serial link and the second communication link comprises a second serial link.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
63 words
The transcription network of claim 16 wherein the voice to text converter of the computing system comprising: a housing; a stenographic keypad, disposed on the housing, used to generate signals representative of spoken words; processing circuitry disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the stenographic keypad to receive the generated signals; and the processing circuitry converting the generated signals into the text.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
The transcription network of claim 16 further comprising a judges terminal, and wherein the computing system delivering the text to the judges terminal.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transcription network of claim 16 wherein the voice to text converter comprises a stenographic system.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
18 words
The transcription network of claim 23 wherein the stenographic system is responsive to manual actuation by a user.
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