Alternative audio delivery for television viewing
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsChad Andrew Lefevre, Martin Vincent Davey
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Abstract
A viewer viewing audio-visual content on an audio-visual display (12) advantageously can receive information as to potential sources of alternative audio (241-24n) via a set-top box (14). The set-top-box collects metadata identifying the audio-visual content viewed by the viewer and provides that metadata to a database (26) that searches for and identifies ties to the set-top-box the source(s) of alternative audio-if any. The set-top box will alert the viewer who can then select one of the identified sources of alternative audio in place of the audio embedded in the currently viewed audio-visual content
Claims16
A method for providing alternative audio to a viewer viewing audio-visual content, comprising the steps of
- identifying the audio-visual content viewed by the viewer;
- searching for alternative audio in accordance with the identified audio-visual content viewed by the viewer;
- and
- selecting alternative audio for playout in place of audio associated with the audio-visual content.
A system for providing alternative audio to a viewer viewing audio-visual content on an audio-visual display device, comprising
- means for collecting metadata identifying the audio-visual content viewed by the viewer and for establishing a link to a data base responsive to the collecting means for searching for and identifying sources of alternative audio in accordance with the metadata identifying the audio-visual content viewed by the viewer;
- and
- means for establishing a link between the audio-visual display and an alternative audio source identified by the database so the viewer can receive the alternative audio.
The apparatus according wherein the means for establishing a link further records the alternative audio.
The apparatus according wherein the means for establishing a link further records the alternative audio along with the audio embedded in the audio-visual content.
Apparatus for searching for and identifying alternative audio to a viewer viewing audio-visual content on an audio-visual display device, comprising:
- a data base responsive to collected metadata identifying audio-visual content accessed by a viewer for searching for and identifying sources of alternative audio in accordance with the collected the metadata to enable a link between the audio-visual display and an alternative audio source identified by the database so the viewer can receive the alternative audio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.