Proximity-Based Audio Redirection for Real-Time Transcription
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hard-of-hearing or deaf individuals face challenges in participating in audio communications, as existing technologies do not effectively facilitate the transfer of audio communications between devices to provide real-time transcriptions in different locations.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves a mobile device detecting proximity to a transcription communication console, automatically redirecting incoming audio communications to the console, and using a transcription system to generate and present real-time transcriptions during the communication session.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mobile device is used for audio communications, then portability and accessibility are improved, but real-time transcription capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a transcription server as an intermediary component that receives audio data from the mobile device, performs transcription processing, and returns the transcribed text. This mediator enables the mobile device to gain transcription capability without having the processing functionality built-in, thus maintaining portability while eliminating the information loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the transcription system into separate functional modules: the mobile device handles audio capture and communication, while the transcription server handles the transcription processing. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its strength, with the mobile device maintaining portability and the server providing transcription capability.
2Loss of information
If a transcription console is used for audio communications, then real-time transcription capability is improved, but portability and ease of use are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the transcription processing functionality from the physical transcription console and implements it as a cloud-based transcription server. This extraction removes the need for users to physically interact with a transcription console, thereby eliminating the portability and ease-of-use problems while preserving the transcription capability.
3Measurement precision
If manual intervention is required to switch between devices, then control precision is improved, but ease of operation and time efficiency are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic device switching where the system itself determines and executes the switch between mobile device and transcription console based on predefined criteria such as user location or communication type. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual intervention, improving ease of operation and time efficiency while maintaining appropriate control through automated decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor system state (such as user location, device availability, and communication context) and automatically adjust device switching based on this feedback. This ensures that the automatic switching maintains control precision by making informed decisions rather than random or arbitrary switches.
4Ease of operation
If location-based automatic redirection is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity and energy consumption are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring location thresholds, device pairing information, and redirection rules in advance. When the user enters a predefined location, the system automatically executes the pre-planned redirection without requiring complex real-time decision-making or user input, thus improving ease of operation while limiting the increase in system complexity.
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AI summary
A method may include obtaining an indicator that a first device is in a location of a second device and in response to obtaining the indicator, sending a redirect request to a communication service provider of the first device to direct, to the second device, incoming communication requests handled by the communication service provider that are directed to the first device. The method may further include after sending the redirect request and after a communication request to a communication session is directed to the first device, obtaining, at the second device, a communication indication to participate in the communication session. The method may further include directing audio of the communication session to a transcription system and obtaining, at the second device, the transcription of the audio from the transcription system. The method may also include presenting, by the second device, the audio and the transcription.