Method and apparatus for enabling the display of a text service upon audio muting
View Patent ↗A method for controlling two devices, separated from each other, during an audio muting mode operation. A control device causes an audio device to become muted during the audio muting mode. The control device also causes a video device to output a text service during the duration of the audio muting mode. Preferably, the text service corresponds to the audio portion of a media service.
1. A method for displaying a text service during an audio muting operation comprising the steps of:
transmitting via an access point an audio muting command to an audio device;
automatically transmitting via said access point a text service enable command to a video device;
said audio muting command and text service enable commands are transmitted over a network to which said audio device and said video device are coupled;
the audio muting command and the text service enable command are performed in response to said received audio mute command received by said access point; and
said audio and video device are separate devices.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access point additionally performs the steps of:
transmitting an audio media service to said audio device;
transmitting a video media service to said video device, wherein said audio media service and said video media service are the respective audio and video components of a received media service.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the text service is part of the received media service.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the media service is received by at least one of a communications network and terrestrially.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a remote control transmits the audio muting command and the text service command in response to a single mute command.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmission of the audio muting command and the text service command are selectable wherein in one mode both commands are transmitted and in a second mode only the audio muting command is transmitted.