Personalized subtitle system

• US 20050108026A1
• Filed: 11/14/2003
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arnaud Brierre, Gregor Holland
• Original Assignee: Arnaud Brierre, Gregor Holland
• Inventors: Holland, Gregor, Brierre, Arnaud
• Application Number:
  US10/713,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20050108026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/137
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services

Abstract

A personalized subtitle system. A personalized subtitle system includes a display device, such as a Heads Up Display (HUD) device, worn or carried by a user in a public venue such as a movie theater, playhouse, or stadium. The user utilizes the display device to select and read captioning or subtitle information for a public event such as a movie, play, or sporting event. In this way, subtitles in a variety of languages can be supplied for the public event. In another embodiment, the display device is used in conjunction with a conventional subtitle display system, such as a DVD player for home use. In either embodiment, the user can operate a control panel to select a desired language. Subtitles in the selected language are then displayed to a viewer wearing or using the display device. In this way, a viewer desiring subtitles may have subtitles displayed without disrupting another viewer'"'"'s enjoyment of a public venue.

Claims

1. A personalized subtitle system, comprising:

a display device for display of subtitles; and

a personalized subtitle system controller coupled to the display device, the personalized subtitle system controller including;

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions executable by the processor stored therein, the program instructions including;

accessing a subtitle server via a communications network;

receiving a subtitle from the cinema server via the communications network; and

displaying the subtitle on the display device.

2. The personalized subtitle system of claim 1, wherein the display device is coupled to the personalized subtitle system controller via a communication link, the program instructions for displaying the subtitle on the display device further including transmitting the subtitle to the display device.

3. The personalized subtitle system of claim 1, further comprising an input device coupled to the personalized subtitle system controller via communication link.

4. A personalized subtitle system, comprising:

a display device for display of subtitles; and

a personalized subtitle system controller coupled to the display device, the personalized subtitle system controller including;

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions executable by the processor stored therein, the program instructions including;

accessing a subtitle server via a communications network;

receiving a plurality of subtitles from the subtitle server via the communications network;

receiving a synchronization signal;

selecting a subtitle from the plurality of subtitles using the synchronization signal; and

displaying the subtitle on the display device.

5. The personalized subtitle system of claim 4, wherein the program instructions for selecting a subtitle further include selecting a next subtitle from a sequence of ordered subtitles.

6. The personalized subtitle system of claim 4, wherein the synchronization signal is received from a user using an input device and the program instructions for selecting a subtitle further include selecting a next subtitle from a sequence of ordered subtitles.

7. The personalized subtitle system of claim 4, wherein the program instructions for receiving a synchronization signal further include:

accessing a cinema server using a wireless communication network; and

receiving the synchronization signal from the cinema server via the communication network.

8. The personalized subtitle system of claim 7, wherein the synchronization signal includes subtitle information and the program instructions for selecting a subtitle further include selecting a subtitle from the plurality of subtitles using the subtitle information.

9. The personalized subtitle system of claim 8, wherein the synchronization signal is a time code.

10. A personalized subtitle system, comprising:

display device means for display of subtitles; and

controller means coupled to the display device means, the controller means including;

cinema server accessing means for accessing a cinema server through a wireless communications network;

subtitle receiving means for receiving a subtitle from the cinema server via the wireless communications network; and

subtitle display means for displaying the subtitle on the display device means.

11. A method of displaying personalized subtitles on a display device, comprising:

accessing a subtitle server through a wireless communications network;

receiving a subtitle from the subtitle server through the wireless communications network; and

displaying the subtitle on the display device.

12. The method of displaying personalized subtitles on a display device of claim 11, wherein the display device is coupled to a personalized subtitle system controller via a wireless communication link, the method further comprising transmitting the subtitle to the display device by the personalized subtitle system controller.

13. The method of displaying personalized subtitles on a display device of claim 12, further comprising an input device coupled to the personalized subtitle system controller via wireless communication link.

14. A method of displaying personalized subtitles on a display device by a personalized subtitle system controller, comprising:

accessing by the personalized subtitle system controller a subtitle server via a communications network;

receiving by the personalized subtitle system controller a plurality of subtitles from the subtitle server via the communications network;

receiving by the personalized subtitle system controller a synchronization signal;

selecting by the personalized subtitle system controller a subtitle from the plurality of subtitles using the synchronization signal; and

displaying by the personalized subtitle system controller the subtitle on the heads up display.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein selecting a subtitle further includes selecting a next subtitle from a sequence of ordered subtitles.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the synchronization signal is received from a user using an input device and selecting a subtitle further include selecting a next subtitle from a sequence of ordered subtitles.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving a synchronization signal further includes:

accessing a cinema server using a wireless communication network; and

receiving the synchronization signal from the cinema server via the communication network.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the synchronization signal includes subtitle information and selecting a subtitle further includes selecting a subtitle from the plurality of subtitles using the subtitle information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the synchronization signal is a time code.