METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRESENT A VIDEO PROGRAM TO A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON
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1. A method to generate audible annotations, comprising:
- detecting, with a processor, a text portion of a media stream including a video stream, the text portion not being consumable by a blind person;
retrieving text associated with the text portion of the media stream; and
converting, with the processor, the text to a first audio stream based on a first type of a first program in the media stream, and converting the text to a second audio stream based on a second type of a second program in the media stream.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to present a video program to a visually impaired person are disclosed. An example method comprises detecting a text portion of a media stream including a video stream, the text portion not being consumable by a blind person, retrieving text associated with the text portion of the media stream, and converting the text to a first audio stream based on a first type of a first program in the media stream, and converting the text to a second audio stream based on a second type of a second program in the media stream.
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1. A method to generate audible annotations, comprising:
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detecting, with a processor, a text portion of a media stream including a video stream, the text portion not being consumable by a blind person; retrieving text associated with the text portion of the media stream; and converting, with the processor, the text to a first audio stream based on a first type of a first program in the media stream, and converting the text to a second audio stream based on a second type of a second program in the media stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory storing machine readable instructions; and a processor to execute the instruction to; detect a text portion of a media stream including a video stream, the text portion not being consumable by a blind person; retrieve text associated with the text portion of the media stream; and convert the text to a first audio stream based on a first type of a first program in the media stream, and converting the text to a second audio stream based on a second type of a second program in the media stream. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible machine readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
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detecting a text portion of a media stream including a video stream, the text portion not being consumable by a blind person; retrieving text associated with the text portion of the media stream; and converting the text to a first audio stream based on a first type of a first program in the media stream, and converting the text to a second audio stream based on a second type of a second program in the media stream. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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