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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Purple Communications, Inc., Rocklin, CA (US);
Dennis Episkopos, Westminster, CO (US);
Cliff Pearce, Rocklin, CA (US);
Francis Kurupacheril, Cupertino, CA (US);
Purple Communications, Inc., Rocklin, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for enabling members of the deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired (D-HOH-SI) community to start and control communications conducted through a video relay service (VRS) without the need for a remote-control device. A combination of standard-ASL and non-ASL hand commands are interpreted using 'hand recognition' (similar to 'face recognition') to control the operation of a VRS system through multiple operating modes. The “hand recognition” process employs a camera/codec connected to a CPU which executes commands which may be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage device.