Sorenson Communications, Inc.

Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC

Lane Walters

Merle L Walker

David Frye

Cameron Dadgari

Kevin Selman

Tara Lalor

Jarret M Gill

Brett Thelin

Tara Ault

Jesse Parent

Jeremiah Long

Kurt Eilander

Scot Lorin Brooksby

Mark A Nelson

Richard H Shields

Eric V Winsor

Phillip Shimek

Miranda Johnson

James Blackham

Jason Andersen

Conrad Arlo Maxwell

Adam Montero

Michael R Ohran

Janet Esposito

Christine Barton

Jeff Thompson

Daniel Baker

Barry Utley

Shane Herndon

Michael Bowers

Ryan Kunz

Tyson Peterson

A video endpoint and related methods are disclosed. A video endpoint includes a control circuit configured to provide a user interface configured to enable a user to communicate with another user of another video endpoint with text during video communications with the other user. The user interface is also configured to enable the user to select from text strings stored in a database. A method of operating the video endpoint includes transmitting data corresponding to a selected one of the text strings stored in the database to the other video endpoint during the video communications responsive to the user selecting the selected one of the text strings. A method of transforming a computing device into a video endpoint includes storing computer-readable instructions directed to performing the functions of the control circuit on one or more servers, and transmitting the computer-readable instructions to the computing device.

Video endpoints and related methods for transmitting stored text to other video endpoints

Video relay services, communication systems, and methods are disclosed herein. The video relay service is for providing sign language translation services during a real-time communication session between a hearing-impaired user and a hearing-capable user. The video relay service is configured to create a video conference and an audio conference for a remote video interpreter at a remote video interpreter work station to provide teaming assistance request for a first video interpreter work station of the video relay service.

Video relay service, communication system, and related methods for providing remote assistance to a sign language interpreter during a communication session

Systems and methods are disclosed for distributing images corresponding to communication endpoints. A system includes one or more servers configured to determine whether image privacy settings corresponding to images of communication endpoints permit the images to be transmitted to others of the communication endpoints for display with contacts lists of the others of the communication endpoints. A method includes transmitting the data corresponding to the images to the others of the communication endpoints as permitted by the image privacy settings. A communication endpoint is configured to present a contacts list displaying the images corresponding to communication endpoints listed in the contacts list to a user, if permitted by the corresponding image privacy settings. A method of transforming a computing device into a communication endpoint includes storing computer-readable instructions directed to performing actions the communication endpoint is configured to perform, and transmitting the computer-readable instructions to the computing device.

Systems, communication endpoints, and related methods for distributing images corresponding to communication endpoints

Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface for a video communication device

Display screen of portion thereof with a graphical user interface for a video communication device

Described are systems and methods for operating a plurality of communication devices configured to be associated with a user group. Each communication device of the plurality of communication devices may be configured to communicate with one or more servers both as an individual communication device with an individual unique identifier assigned thereto and as the user group with a group unique identifier assigned thereto.

Communication systems and methods of operating communication devices assigned individual and group unique identifiers

Methods and apparatuses for enabling electronic communication with an audibly-impaired user are disclosed. A communication device receives a call from a video endpoint associated with a calling party, wherein the call is intended for the audibly-impaired user. If the audibly-impaired user is unavailable to receive the call, information is selected from a database with one or more entries associated with the audibly-impaired user. The one or more entries include a video greeting previously recorded by the audibly-impaired user and a text greeting previously entered by the audibly-impaired user. The video greeting and the text greeting are combined as a merged video stream. The merged video stream is then presented on the video endpoint associated with the calling party.

Methods and apparatuses for video and text in communication greetings for the audibly-impaired

Growing community of inventors

American Fork, UT, United States of America

Lane Walters