A transcription and reporting system, including: at least one remote data capture device positioned in a specified location and configured or programmed to at least one of capture and process event data, and transmit at least a portion of the event data over at least one network; and at least one central data receiving interface configured or programmed to receive at least a portion of the event data transmitted by the at least one remote data capture device; wherein at least a portion of the event data is at least one of the following: testimony data, visual data, aural data, tactile data, chat data, environment data, location data, condition data, or any combination thereof. A transcription and reporting method and remote data capture device are also disclosed.

Remote Transcription and Reporting System and Method

A transcription system (10) for providing captions to the soundtrack of a program for broadcast, including a broadcast site (22), and a remote captioning site (12) linked by a secure communications channel in a virtual private network (16) and incorporating respective codec devices (22.4, 12.4) to enable real-time transfer of audio data and re-transmission of caption data with minimal delay to broadcast. A transcription method suited for use with the system is also described.

Nari Jennings

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Transcription system and method