INTELLIGENT AUDIO AND VISUAL MEDIA HANDLING

• US 20110219136A1
• Filed: 03/02/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Miller, Steven M., DeLuca, Lisa Seacat
• Application Number:
  US12/715,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20110219136A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/263 Language identification

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for transmitting data. A first device defining a preferred language may be configured to receive a media stream from a second device. The second device may be configured to make public broadcasts in a plurality of languages to the first device and other devices. The second device interrupts the media stream at the first device only during transmission of the public broadcast in the preferred language.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting data, comprising:

transmitting a media stream to a device, wherein a first language is preselected as a preferred language for the device;

transmitting a message in at least the first language and a second language; and

interrupting the media stream to the device only during transmission of the message in the first language.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising resuming transmission of the media stream after completion of transmission of the message in the first language.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the device defines the first language as a preferred language in a user profile.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising accessing the user profile in the device to determine the preferred language of the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the device defines the first language as a preferred language in settings of the device.

6. A method for transmitting data, comprising:

transmitting a media stream to a device, wherein the media stream comprises data in a first language;

transmitting a message in at least the first language and a second language; and

interrupting the media stream to the device only during transmission of the message in the first language.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising resuming transmission of the media stream after completion of transmission of the message in the first language.

8. A computer readable storage medium comprising a program product which, when executed is configured to perform an operation for transmitting data, comprising:

transmitting a media stream to a device, wherein a first language is preselected as a preferred language for the device;

transmitting a message in at least the first language and a second language; and

interrupting the media stream to the device only during transmission of the message in the first language.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the operation further comprises resuming transmission of the media stream after completion of transmission of the message in the first language.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the device defines the first language as a preferred language in a user profile.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the operation further comprises accessing the user profile in the device to determine the preferred language of the device.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the device defines the first language as a preferred language in settings of the device.

13. A system, comprising:

at least one first device, wherein a first language is preselected as a preferred language of the first device; and

a second device configured to;

transmit a media stream to the first device;

transmit a message in at least the first language and a second language; and

interrupt the media stream to the first device only during transmission of the message in the first language.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the second device is further configured to resume transmission of the media stream after completion of transmission of the message in the first language.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the first device defines the first language as a preferred language in a user profile.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the second device is further configured to access the user profile in the first device to determine the preferred language of the device.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the first device defines the first language as a preferred language in settings of the device.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the second device is an intercommunication device.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the first device is configured to generate a graphical user interface to receive selections of preferred languages.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the second device is configured to transmit a plurality of media streams on a plurality of channels, and interrupt the plurality of media streams on one or more of plurality of channels during transmission of the message in the first language.