Apparatus and method for controlling output format of information
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a communications device to receive information intended for at least one recipient, the information including audio data and video data; and
a selection device to automatically detect, based on the at least one recipient, an externally-specified indication of a preferred form of output selected from amongst a plurality of available forms of output and to cause the information to be outputted in the preferred form of output, where causing the information to be outputted in the preferred form of output includes;
outputting a sign language video representation of the information, that excludes the audio data and has reduced quality images, in response to the preferred form of output indicating a preference for sign language video representation.
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the output format of information is provided. The apparatus includes a communications unit configured to receive information intended for at least one recipient. The apparatus also includes a selection unit, which is configured to automatically detect, based on the at least one recipient, an externally-specified indication of a preferred form of output selected from amongst a plurality of available forms of output. The selection unit causes the information to be outputted in the preferred form of output. A method and a computer program product are also provided for controlling the output format of information.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a communications device to receive information intended for at least one recipient, the information including audio data and video data; and a selection device to automatically detect, based on the at least one recipient, an externally-specified indication of a preferred form of output selected from amongst a plurality of available forms of output and to cause the information to be outputted in the preferred form of output, where causing the information to be outputted in the preferred form of output includes; outputting a sign language video representation of the information, that excludes the audio data and has reduced quality images, in response to the preferred form of output indicating a preference for sign language video representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, performed by a processor, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the processor, information intended for at least one recipient; automatically detecting, by the processor and based on the at least one recipient, an externally-specified indication of a preferred form of output selected from amongst a plurality of available forms of output; automatically producing, by the processor, a representation of the information in a form consistent with the indication of the preferred form of output, where automatically producing the representation includes automatically producing a sign language video representation of the information that excludes audio data and has reduced quality images in response to the preferred output indication indicating a preference for sign language video representation; and directing, by the processor, output of the information in the preferred form of output. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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a communications unit to transmit information via a wireless network; a data acquisition device to acquire input data including audio component data and visual component data; a user input device; and a processing device to cause only the visual component data to be transmitted by said communications unit as output data based on an indication received from said user input device, where the visual component data has reduced quality images. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a communications unit to receive information, the information including audio data and visual data; a selection unit to automatically detect an indication of a preferred form of output selected from amongst a plurality of available forms of output and to cause the information to be outputted in the preferred form of output, where causing the information to be outputted in the preferred form of output includes; outputting a sign language video representation of the information, that excludes the audio data and has reduced quality images, in response to the preferred form of output being sign language video representation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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