Audio improvement using closed caption data
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorJeff Calkins
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described herein for improving audio for hearing impaired content consumers. An example method may comprise determining a content asset. Closed caption data associated with the content asset may be determined. At least a portion of the closed caption data may be determined based on a user setting associated with a hearing impairment. Compensating audio comprising a frequency translation associated with at least the portion of the closed caption data may be generated. The content asset may be caused to be output with audio content comprising the compensating audio and the original audio.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- determining, based on closed caption data associated with a content asset, at least a portion of a word associated with a hearing impairment, wherein the hearing impairment is associated with a user;
- determining, based on correlating at least the portion of the word to audio data of the content asset, timing information of the audio data of the content asset associated with the at least the portion of the word associated with the hearing impairment;
- and
- outputting, based on the timing information and an association of compensation information with the at least the portion of the word, audio associated with the at least the portion of the word.
A system comprising:
- a server configured to send a content asset;
- and
- a computing device configured to:
- determine, based on closed caption data associated with the content asset, at least a portion of a word associated with a hearing impairment, wherein the hearing impairment is associated with a user;
- determine, based on correlating at least the portion of the word to audio data of the content asset, timing information of the audio data of the content asset associated with the at least the portion of the word associated with the hearing impairment;
- and
- output, based on the timing information and an association of compensation information with the at least the portion of the word, audio associated with the at least the portion of the word.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause:
- determining, based on closed caption data associated with a content asset, at least a portion of a word associated with a hearing impairment, wherein the hearing impairment is associated with a user;
- determining, based on correlating at least the portion of the word to audio data of the content asset, timing information of the audio data of the content asset associated with the at least the portion of the word associated with the hearing impairment;
- and
- outputting, based on the timing information and an association of compensation information with the at least the portion of the word, audio associated with the at least the portion of the word.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.