911 call assistance for assisted device user
AssigneeUltratec, Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Engelke, Kevin R. Colwell, Troy D. Vitek
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Abstract
A system and method for use with an assisted user's communication device that includes a display. The method includes providing a user communication device including a processor that is programmed to perform the step of, upon disconnection of an emergency call to a hearing user in which a captioning service has provided text transcription of voice messages from the hearing user, maintaining a link to the captioning service for a predetermined period of time. The processor also is programmed to perform the step of recognizing the call as an emergency call upon placement of the call, and the captioning service is automatically initiated upon the processor performing that recognition.
Claims11
A method for use with an assisted user's communication device that includes a display, the method comprising:
- providing a user communication device including a processor programmed to perform the step of, upon disconnection of an emergency call to a hearing user in which a captioning service has provided text transcription of voice messages from the hearing user, maintaining a link to the captioning service for a predetermined period of time;
- wherein the processor further is programmed to perform the step of recognizing the call as an emergency call upon placement of the call, the captioning service is automatically initiated upon the processor recognizing the call as an emergency call;
- and
- wherein, after being initiated, the captioning service cannot be disabled for at least a first time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.