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Apparatus and method for managing interactive television and voice communication services

  • US 9,344,562 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2012
  • Issued: 05/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a system including a processor, an indication of an audio signal associated with an active telephone conversation;

    presenting, by the system, at a television display associated with a first party an offer to receive a textual interpretation of the audio signal;

    receiving, by the system, in response to an acceptance of the offer, the textual interpretation of the audio signal, wherein the textual interpretation of the audio signal is received from an application server;

    rendering, by the system, a graphical image of the textual interpretation of the audio signal;

    accessing, by the system, a user preference associated with a feature of the graphical image of the textual interpretation of the audio signal;

    presenting, by the system, at the television display, media content that is received from a content source; and

    presenting, by the system, at the television display, the graphical image of the textual interpretation of the audio signal while the active telephone conversation is occurring, wherein the graphical image of the textual interpretation of the audio signal is presented as an overlay of the media content that is being presented, and wherein the graphical image is presented according to the user preference.

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