Closed captioning preferences
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsMichael Victor Smith, Andrew W. Walters, Vyacheslav Gurevich
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Abstract
Techniques are described to provide closed captioning preferences. In an implementation, a user interface is output that is configured to accept preferences for a plurality of closed captions. A first one of the closed captions is output, based on the preferences, when available via a particular channel. A second one of the closed captions is output, based on the preferences, when the first closed caption is not available via the particular channel.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- outputting a user interface configured to accept a ranking of a plurality of digital closed captions for output and a ranking of a plurality of analog closed captions for output such that:
- the ranking of the plurality of digital closed captions ranks at least a first said digital closed caption and a second said digital closed caption and indicates that the first said digital closed caption is preferred to the second said digital closed caption, the second said digital closed caption is not to be output when the first said digital closed caption is available;
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- the ranking of the plurality of analog closed captions ranks at least a first said analog closed caption and a second said analog closed caption and indicates that the first said analog closed caption is preferred to the second said analog closed caption, the second said analog closed caption is not to be output when the first said analog closed caption is available;
- outputting a first said closed caption, based on the ranking of the plurality of digital closed captions or the ranking of the plurality of analog closed captions, when available via a particular channel;
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- outputting a second said closed caption, based on the ranking of the plurality of digital closed captions or the ranking of the plurality of analog closed captions, when the first said closed caption is not available and the second said closed caption is available via the particular channel.
A client comprising:
- a processor;
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- memory configured to maintain a module that is executable on the processor to automatically switch without user intervention from a preferred closed caption to another closed caption when the preferred closed caption is not available, wherein the automatic switching to the other closed caption is based on at least one of a ranking of a plurality of digital closed captions for output or a ranking of a plurality of analog closed captions for output that are specified by a user, the ranking of the plurality of digital closed captions indicating that a first said digital closed caption is to be output ahead of a second said digital closed caption that is ranked behind the first said digital closed caption when both the first said digital closed caption and the second said digital closed caption are available, and the ranking of the plurality of analog closed captions indicating that a first said analog closed caption is to be output ahead of a second said analog closed caption that is ranked behind the first said analog closed caption when both the first said analog closed caption and the second said analog closed caption are available.
One or more computer-readable memory devices comprising executable instructions that are executable to output a user interface configured to receive inputs that specify preferences for digital and analog closed captions to be displayed with content, the preferences including a ranking of a plurality of said digital closed captions and a ranking of a plurality of said analog closed captions for output in order of availability, the ranking of the plurality of digital closed captions indicating that a first said digital closed caption is to be output ahead of a second said digital closed caption that is ranked behind the first said digital closed caption when both the first said digital closed caption and the second said digital closed caption are available for output, and the ranking of the plurality of analog closed captions indicating that a first said analog closed caption is to be output ahead of a second said analog closed caption that is ranked behind the first said analog closed caption when both the first said analog closed caption and the second said analog closed caption are available for output.
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