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US 9,503,678 · App. 14/166,940 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Method and apparatus for composition of subtitles

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Patent No.
US 9,503,678
App. No.
14/166,940
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus including a processor for retrieving subtitle layer data, wherein the subtitle layer data contains a graphic subtitle elements. The processor extracts from retrieved subtitle layer data, subtitle display region information for defining a subtitle display region, a cropping flag, and subtitle display region cropping information, for cropping the display region, the subtitle display region cropping information including a parameter for horizontal position of the cropped subtitle display region, a parameter for vertical position of the crossed subtitle display region, a parameter for width of the cropped subtitle display region, and a parameter for height of the cropped subtitle display region. The apparatus includes a renderer for enabling automatic cropping of parts of the subtitle elements to be displayed in the cropped subtitle display region, where the cropped parts of the subtitle elements to be displayed are defined by subtitle display region cropping information.

Claims (5)

1. Apparatus for composition of subtitles for audio/video presentations, wherein data streams containing video, audio and subtitle information are transferred from a storage medium, the apparatus comprising:

a processor for retrieving from said storage medium subtitle layer data, wherein the subtitle layer data contain graphic subtitle elements;

the processor extracting from said retrieved subtitle layer data subtitle display region information for defining a subtitle display region, and a cropping flag, and subtitle display region cropping information, for cropping the display region, the subtitle display region cropping information comprising a parameter for horizontal position of the cropped subtitle display region, a parameter for vertical position of the cropped subtitle display region, a parameter for width of the cropped subtitle display region, and a parameter for height of the cropped subtitle display region; and

a renderer for enabling, depending on the value of the cropping flag, automatic cropping of rectangular parts of the subtitle elements to be displayed in the cropped subtitle display region;

wherein the cropped parts of the subtitle elements to be displayed are defined by said subtitle display region cropping information.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY NAME FROM INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS TO INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 47332 FRAME: 511. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 28, 2024
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To: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2014
From: GANDOLPH, DIRK; HOERENTRUP, JOBST; OSTERMANN, RALF; PETERS, HARTMUT; SCHILLER, HARALD
To: THOMSON LICENSING
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