CLOSED CAPTIONING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request from a viewer to play media content at a device;
monitoring environmental noise using a sensor associated with the device;
determining that environmental noise has reached a threshold where environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience of the media stream;
automatically activating closed captioning to display text corresponding to the media content upon determining that the environmental noise has reached the threshold.
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Abstract
Media content typically includes closed captioning information such as subtitles in domestic and foreign languages. Techniques and mechanisms provide that closed captioning information may be toggled on/off using menu options and preferences as well as automatically managed by intelligently monitoring the environment surrounding a device. Device sensors such as microphones and vibration monitors determine the noise level of an environment as well as the spectral characteristics of the noise to determine whether the noise profile would interfere with the video playback experience. A particular environmental noise profile could automatically trigger the display of closed captioning information or present an easy access, otherwise unavailable toggle to display closed captioning information associated with a video stream.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request from a viewer to play media content at a device; monitoring environmental noise using a sensor associated with the device; determining that environmental noise has reached a threshold where environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience of the media stream; automatically activating closed captioning to display text corresponding to the media content upon determining that the environmental noise has reached the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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an interface operable to receive a request from a viewer to play media content at a device; a processor operable to monitor environmental noise using a sensor associated with the device and determine that environmental noise has reached a threshold where environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience of the media content; wherein closed captioning to display text corresponding to the media content is automatically activated upon determining that the environmental noise has reached the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer code for receiving a request from a viewer to play media content at a device; computer code for monitoring environmental noise using a sensor associated with the device; computer code for determining that environmental noise has reached a threshold where environmental noise would adversely impact a viewing experience of the media content; computer code for automatically activating closed captioning to display text corresponding to the media content upon determining that the environmental noise has reached the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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