Sound bite augmentation
US6452640B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2668
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audio description of a television program, i.e., a sound bite, is reproduced simultaneously with the display of the program at a television receiver. Specifically, the sound bite is embedded in a television signal that contains audio component and a video component. The television signal is transmitted to a plurality of television receivers and intercepted at one of the receivers. The video component is displayed on a monitor and the audio component is reproduced. On command the sound bite is reproduced instead of the audio component. An audio description of a television program, i.e., a sound bite, is also reproduced simultaneously with the display of a program listing of the program at a television receiver. Specifically, when the program listing is marked with an on-screen cursor, the sound bite is reproduced.
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