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Multiple closed captioning flows and customer access in digital networks

US8135041B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 2005
Grant dateMar 13, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/64784
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, a corresponding method, and a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) for connecting to a digital network. The CPE device includes a user input device for receiving a user input specifying one or more channels for which closed caption (CC) information is sought. The CPE device also includes a decoder for receiving the CC information for the one or more channels specified by the user input.

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