Multiple Closed Captioning Flows And Customer Access In Digital Networks
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1. A customer premise equipment (CPE) device for connecting to a digital network, the CPE device comprising:
- a user input device for receiving a user input specifying at least one of a plurality of channels for which closed caption (CC) information is sought; and
a decoder for receiving the CC information for the one or more channels specified by the user input.
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Abstract
There are provided a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, a corresponding method, and a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) for connecting to a digital network. The CPE device includes a user input device for receiving a user input specifying one or more channels for which closed caption (CC) information is sought. The CPE device also includes a decoder for receiving the CC information for the one or more channels specified by the user input.
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1. A customer premise equipment (CPE) device for connecting to a digital network, the CPE device comprising:
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a user input device for receiving a user input specifying at least one of a plurality of channels for which closed caption (CC) information is sought; and
a decoder for receiving the CC information for the one or more channels specified by the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) for connecting to a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network, the DSLAM comprising:
a selection multiplexer for receiving a plurality of closed caption (CC) signals for a plurality of media content, and for selecting at least one of the plurality of CC signals to respectively send to each of a plurality of Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) devices connected thereto in response to a user input received from the CPE. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for receiving closed caption (CC) information in a customer premise equipment (CPE) device for connecting to a digital network, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a user input, from the CPE to another device in the digital network, specifying one or more channels for which closed caption (CC) information is sought; and
receiving the CC information for the one or more channels specified by the user input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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