Transcription bot for group communications

A computing apparatus comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media;
• a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions for supporting group communication services stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when executed by the processing system, direct the processing system to at least:
• receive user node communications from and distribute user node communications to members of a communication group, wherein the communication group members comprise a plurality of user nodes;
• receive an audio transcription request from one or more of the plurality of user nodes;
• launch a bot node member of the communication group configured to deliver transcribed content messages to one or more destination services, wherein an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the bot node member is determined based on one or more IP addresses associated with the one or more of the plurality of user nodes;
• receive an audio content message from the one or more of the plurality of user nodes;
• and
• deliver a transcribed content message of the audio content message to the one or more destination services over the bot node member of the communication group using an IP address associated with the bot node member.

A method of operating a group communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving user node communications from and distributing user node communications to members of a communication group, wherein the communication group members comprise a plurality of user nodes;
• receiving an audio transcription request from one or more of the plurality of user nodes;
• launching a bot node member of the communication group configured to deliver transcribed content messages to one or more destination services, wherein an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the bot node member is determined based on one or more IP addresses associated with the one or more of the plurality of user nodes;
• receiving an audio content message from one or more of the plurality of user nodes;
• converting the audio content message from the one or more of the plurality of user nodes into a transcribed content message;
• and
• delivering the transcribed content message of the audio content message to the one or more destination services over the bot node member of the communication group using an IP address associated with the bot node member.