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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Padmassri Chandrashekar, Karnataka, IN;
Reda Harb, Bellevue, WA (US);
ADEIA GUIDES INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to providing closed caption data to a media player. More particularly, the present invention relates to implementing a referencing mechanism leveraging repetition of content to transmit less closed caption data to a client device. Improved closed captioning and subtitling methods, mechanisms, techniques and systems described herein are introduced to provide a better viewing experience for a viewer of a media asset such as video, audio, or the like. As such, methods and systems are provided herein that reduces the signaling of unnecessary bytes to a media device and provides a more efficient way of providing timed text to the media device.