Transcribing video communication sessions

A method to transcribe video communication sessions, the method comprising:

• obtaining, at a communication system, a request from a first communication device for a video communication session;
• determining one or more currently available second communication devices from among a plurality of second communication devices registered with the communication system and configured to participate in video communication sessions established through the communication system;
• sending, from the communication system, a request to one of the currently available second communication devices to establish the video communication session with the first communication device;
• establishing the video communication session between the first communication device and the one of the currently available second communication devices;
• after establishing the video communication session, routing, by way of the communication system, first media data from the first communication device to the one of the currently available second communication devices, the first media data including first audio data and first video data;
• after establishing the video communication session, routing, by way of the communication system, second media data from the one of the currently available second communication devices to the first communication device, the second media data including second audio data and second video data;
• during routing of the second media data by the communication system, capturing, at the communication system, the second audio data for generation of a transcript of the second audio data;
• generating, by the communication system, a second transcription of the second audio data;
• and
• routing, by the communication system, the second transcription to the first communication device for presentation by the first communication device of the second transcription.

A method to transcribe video communication sessions, the method comprising:

• obtaining, at a communication system, a request from a first communication device for a video communication session;
• determining one or more currently available second communication devices from among a plurality of second communication devices registered with the communication system and configured to participate in video communication sessions established through the communication system;
• establishing the video communication session between the first communication device and one of the one or more currently available second communication devices;
• after establishing the video communication session, receiving media data from the one of the currently available second communication devices that is for the first communication device, the media data including audio data and video data;
• capturing, at the communication system, the audio data for generation of a transcription of the audio data;
• routing, by the communication system, the media data to the first communication device;
• generating, by the communication system, the transcription of the audio data;
• and
• routing, by the communication system, the transcription to the first communication device for presentation by the first communication device of the transcription.