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Closed-caption scrolling method and apparatus suitable for syllable characters

US5995159A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 1997
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4884
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A closed-caption scrolling method and apparatus suitable for displaying a closed caption including syllable characters and capable of reducing the memory capacity. According to the method, the caption signal is encoded in a line of each field of a broadcasting television signal which does not affect the broadcasting signal, and then transmitted to be displayed on a screen of a receiver. A control code for controlling the size of a scroll region and the scrolling direction is produced, so that character information following the control code is displayed on the predetermined scroll region, being scrolled in a predetermined direction, by the control code.

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