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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2004
Kurt P. Haldeman, Hiawatha, IA (US);
William A. Mcclelland, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Benjamin W. Dudley, Toddville, IA (US);
Kurt P. Haldeman, Hiawatha, IA (US);
William A. McClelland, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Benjamin W. Dudley, Toddville, IA (US);
Verizon Business Global LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for providing communication services for the hearing-impaired includes establishing a communication link between a hearing-impaired party and a communication assistant. The communication link may be a full duplex link. The communication assistant may also establish a voice link with a hearing party. The hearing-impaired party and the hearing party may then communicate, with the communication assistant acting as a conduit for the conversation. For example, the hearing party may send a voice message to the communication assistant. The communication assistant may then convert the voice message into a text message and transmit the text message to the hearing-impaired party. The communication assistant may also convert text messages received from the hearing-impaired party into voice messages for the hearing party.