Patent ID: 8978112
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G06F,G09B,H04L,H04M,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication system, comprising: a plurality of video phones, wherein each of the plurality of video phones is configured to communicate independently from each of the others of the plurality of video phones, each of the plurality of video phones further configured to enable a hearing impaired user to participate in communication sessions for the hearing-impaired, wherein each of the plurality of video phones is accessible and used by the hearing impaired user of a portable communication device; and the portable communication device configured to connect to an authentication service through a first network, the portable communication device further configured to send a request to the authentication service to obtain permission for controlling functions of the plurality of video phones, the functions including at least one of placing a call, handling an incoming call, or transferring a call, the portable communication device further configured to connect to the plurality of video phones through at least one of the first network and a second network and send commands to the one or more video phones to perform one or more of the functions responsive to the hearing impaired user interacting with the portable communication device and to the authentication service granting permission to the portable communication device, wherein the user operating the portable communication device is the same user of the plurality of video phones instead of a third-party agent.