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US 8,804,035 B1Granted
Method and system for communicating descriptive data in a television broadcast system
AssigneeThe DIRECTV Group, Inc.
InventorsScott D. Casavant, Brian D. Jupin, Stephen P. Dulac
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Abstract
A method and system for communicating text descriptive data has a receiving device that receives a data signal having text description data corresponding to a description of a video signal. A text-to-speech converter associated with the receiving device converts the text description data to a first audio signal. A display device in communication with the text-to-speech converter converts the first audio signal associated with the receiving device to an audible signal.
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A method comprising:
- communicating a video signal and a broadcast audio signal to a receiving device, said video signal comprising a time code associated therewith;
- generating a digital data signal in digital packets that comprise a digital packet header portion, a time code trigger and a text descriptive portion that comprises text description data corresponding to a description of the video signal;
- communicating the digital data signal to the receiving device;
- converting the text description data to a first audio signal;
- combining the first audio signal with the broadcast audio signal associated with the video signal to form a combined audio signal when a time code of the video signal corresponding to the trigger is reached;
- converting the combined audio signal into a first audible signal at a display device associated with the receiving device.
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A system comprising:
- a receiving device receiving a video signal and a broadcast audio signal, said video signal comprising a time dode associated therewith;
- said receiving device receiving a digital data signal having a digital packet header portion, a time code trigger and a descriptive text portion, said descriptive text portion comprising text description data corresponding to a description of the video signal;
- a text-to-speech converter associated with the receiving device converting the descriptive text portion to a first audio signal;
- a summation module combining the first audio signal with the broadcast audio signal at the time code corresponding to the time code trigger to form a combined audio signal;
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- a display device in communication with the summation module converting the combined audio signal to an audible signal.
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