Patent ID: 8271359

Claim:
A capture and data collection device for permitting access to, tracking, and reporting a real-time transcriptions, wherein the capture and data collection device comprising is configured to: receive a real-time data stream from a court reporter computing system over a communications link that connects the capture and data collection device to the court reporter computing system, wherein the real-time data stream includes a unique identifier and court transcription data associated with a session between the court reporter computing system and the capture and data collection device; monitor the real-time data stream until the session between the court reporter computing system and the capture and data collection device has ended; extract one or more billing elements from the court transcription data in the monitored the real-time data stream until the session between the court reporter computing system and the capture and data collection device has ended; store the unique identifier associated with the session and the one or more billing elements extracted from the court transcription data in the monitored real-time data stream until the session between the court reporter computing system and the capture and data collection device has ended; calculate a fee associated with the real-time data stream based on the one or more stored billing elements when the session between the court reporter computing system and the capture and data collection device has ended; and bill the calculated fee to a party associated with the unique identifier.