Telephone for the deaf and method of using same

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2000-06-23

2009-11-24

Woo, Stella L (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

Including aid for handicapped user

C379S093150, C704S004000, C704S271000, C704S276000

Reissue Patent

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RE041002

ABSTRACT:
An electronic communications system for the deaf includes a video apparatus for observing and digitizing the facial, body and hand and finger signing motions of a deaf person, an electronic translator for translating the digitized signing motions into words and phrases, and an electronic output for the words and phrases. The video apparatus desirably includes both a video camera and a video display which will display signing motions provided by translating spoken words of a hearing person into digitized images. The system may function as a translator by outputting the translated words and phrases as synthetic speech at the deaf person's location for another person at that location, and that person's speech may be picked up, translated, and displayed as signing motions on a display in the video apparatus.

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