IP Library Granted Patent US 9,247,198
Granted Patent B2
US 9,247,198 · App. 14/275,231 · Granted Jan 26, 2016

Data transport in unannounced standard caption service

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Patent No.
US 9,247,198
App. No.
14/275,231
Granted
Jan 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of processing disparity data for closed captions for three dimensional video involves receiving closed caption data including closed caption text within a first Standard service block having a service number in the range of 1-6; receiving closed caption disparity data within a Standard service block having a service number equal to n, where n is between 1 and 6; receiving a linkage field which associates each instance of said disparity data to a corresponding Standard service; parsing the disparity data from the closed caption data appearing in service number n; and processing the caption text and disparity data to produce an output suitable for defining a rendering of a three dimensional image on a display of the caption text at a z-axis position defined by the disparity data. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Claims (28)

1. A method of a reception apparatus for processing closed caption data, comprising:

receiving, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, audio, video, and closed caption data, the closed caption data including closed caption text in Standard caption Service #1 and additional data in Standard caption Service #6;

receiving, by the circuitry, caption service information that announces the Standard caption Service #1 and does not announce the Standard caption Service #6;

parsing the additional data from the closed caption data included in the Standard caption Service #6; and

outputting, by the circuitry, a presentation of the video data for display to a user of the reception apparatus based on the parsed additional data included in the Standard caption Service #6.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the closed caption text is associated with the audio data.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the additional data includes closed caption disparity data for displaying the closed caption text in the Standard caption Service #1.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the closed caption disparity data includes a linkage field which associates the closed caption disparity data with the closed caption text in the Standard caption Service #1.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the additional data are carried in a CEA-708 compliant variable length command.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting the closed caption text for display as a stereoscopic image in the presentation.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform a method for processing closed caption data, the method comprising:

receiving, audio, video, and closed caption data, the closed caption data including closed caption text in Standard caption Service #1 and additional data in Standard caption Service #6;

receiving caption service information that announces the Standard caption Service #1 and does not announce the Standard caption Service #6;

parsing the additional data from the closed caption data included in the Standard caption Service #6; and

outputting a presentation of the video data for display to a user of the reception apparatus based on the parsed additional data included in the Standard caption Service #6.

8. A reception apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to

receive, audio, video, and closed caption data, the closed caption data including closed caption text in Standard caption Service #1 and additional data in Standard caption Service #6;

receive caption service information that announces the Standard caption Service #1 and does not announce the Standard caption Service #6;

parse the additional data from the closed caption data included in the Standard caption Service #6; and

output a presentation of the video data for display to a user of the reception apparatus based on the parsed additional data included in the Standard caption Service #6.

9. The reception apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the closed caption text is associated with the audio data.

10. The reception apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the additional data includes closed caption disparity data for displaying the closed caption text in the Standard caption Service #1.

11. The reception apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the closed caption disparity data includes a linkage field which associates the closed caption disparity data with the closed caption text in the Standard caption Service #1.

12. The reception apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the additional data are carried in a CEA-708 compliant variable length command.

13. The reception apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:

output the closed caption text for display as a stereoscopic image in the presentation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
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