Universal closed caption portable receiver
First Claim
1. A method of processing a signal wherein at least a portion of the signal includes one or more closed captions representing audio content associated with a program whose visual content is being viewed by a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining, from a source, the signal including the one or more closed captions in a portable processing device;
processing the signal in the portable processing device so as to generate a display signal representative of the one or more closed captions in the obtained signal; and
providing the display signal from the portable processing device to a portable display, operatively coupled to the device, for presentation to the user so that the user may view the visual content of the program and view the one or more closed captions in accordance with the portable display.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for portable and universal receipt of closed captioning services by a user are provided in accordance with the invention. The invention permits a user to receive closed captioning services wherever he or she may be viewing video content with an audio component in accordance with a video/audio content display system (e.g., television set, computer monitor, movie theater), regardless of whether the content display system provides closed captioning capabilities. Also, the invention permits a user to receive closed captioning services independent of the video/audio content display system that they are using to view the video content. In one illustrative aspect of the present invention, a portable and universal closed caption receiving device (closed caption receiver) is provided for: (i) receiving a signal, which includes closed captions, from a closed caption provider while the user watches a program on a video/audio content display system; (ii) extracting the closed captions; and (iii) providing the closed captions to a head mounted display for presentation to the user so that the user may view the program and, at the same time, view the closed captions in synchronization with the video content of the program.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of processing a signal wherein at least a portion of the signal includes one or more closed captions representing audio content associated with a program whose visual content is being viewed by a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, from a source, the signal including the one or more closed captions in a portable processing device;
processing the signal in the portable processing device so as to generate a display signal representative of the one or more closed captions in the obtained signal; and
providing the display signal from the portable processing device to a portable display, operatively coupled to the device, for presentation to the user so that the user may view the visual content of the program and view the one or more closed captions in accordance with the portable display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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15. Apparatus for processing a signal wherein at least a portion of the signal includes one or more closed captions representing audio content associated with a program whose visual content is being viewed by a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a portable processing device including at least one processor operative to;
(i) obtain, from a source, the signal including the one or more closed captions; and
(ii) process the signal so as to generate a display signal representative of the one or more closed captions in the obtained signal; and
a portable display operatively coupled to the portable processing device and operative to receive and present the display signal to the user so that the user may view the visual content of the program and view the one or more closed captions in accordance with the portable display.
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32. A closed captioning system, comprising:
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a closed caption receiver configured to be carried by a user including;
a portable processing device including at least one processor operative to;
(i) obtain, from a closed caption service system, a signal including one or more closed captions representing audio content associated with a program whose visual content is being viewed by the user; and
(ii) process the signal so as to generate a display signal representative of the one or more closed captions in the obtained signal; and
a portable display operatively coupled to the portable processing device and operative to receive and present the display signal to the user so that the user may view the visual content of the program and view the one or more closed captions in accordance with the portable display; and
a closed caption service system, operatively coupled to the closed caption receiver, including at least one processor operative to;
(i) generate the signal including the one or more closed captions; and
(ii) provide the signal to the closed caption receiver. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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