Advanced Set Top Terminal Having A Program Pause Feature With Voice-to-Text Conversion
First Claim
1. A method for voice-to-text conversion of real-time telephone calls during viewing of a video program, comprising:
- receiving a video program;
outputting the video program for presentation on a display device;
detecting occurrence of an incoming telephone call;
detecting an off-hook condition indicating answering of the telephone call;
converting, during the telephone call, an audio portion of the telephone call to corresponding text;
displaying, during the telephone call, the corresponding text with the video program;
muting an audio portion of the video program; and
presenting the audio portion of the telephone call while displaying the corresponding text with the video program.
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Abstract
A system for automatically pausing a video program in response to detection of the occurrence of a audio communications event or triggering event. In response to an incoming phone call, message, web page, or other communications information, the system pauses the video program and displays an indication of the occurrence of the audio communications event. The system also buffers the video programming while paused, permitting a user to replay missed portions of the video programming. Alternatively, the system waits for a triggering event, which includes the user'"'"'s access to the audio communications event, in order to pause the video program. The audio (voice) portion of a phone call or voice mail message is converted to text for display to a recipient of the call.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for voice-to-text conversion of real-time telephone calls during viewing of a video program, comprising:
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receiving a video program;
outputting the video program for presentation on a display device;
detecting occurrence of an incoming telephone call;
detecting an off-hook condition indicating answering of the telephone call;
converting, during the telephone call, an audio portion of the telephone call to corresponding text;
displaying, during the telephone call, the corresponding text with the video program;
muting an audio portion of the video program; and
presenting the audio portion of the telephone call while displaying the corresponding text with the video program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for voice-to-text conversion of real-time telephone calls during viewing of a video program, comprising:
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a module for receiving a video program and outputting the video program for presentation on a display device;
a detection module for detecting occurrence of an incoming telephone call;
an off-hook module for detecting an off-hook condition indicating answering of the telephone call;
a conversion module for converting, during the telephone call, an audio portion of the telephone call to corresponding text;
a display module for displaying, during the telephone call, the corresponding text with the video program;
a means for muting an audio portion of the video program; and
a means for presenting the audio portion of the telephone call while displaying the corresponding text with the video program. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method for voice-to-text conversion of real-time telephone calls during viewing of a video program, the method including;
receiving a video program;
outputting the video program for presentation on a display device;
detecting occurrence of an incoming telephone call;
detecting an off-hook condition indicating answering of the telephone call;
converting, during the telephone call, an audio portion of the telephone call to corresponding text;
displaying, during the telephone call, the corresponding text with the video program;
muting an audio portion of the video program; and
presenting the audio portion of the telephone call while displaying the corresponding text with the video program. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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