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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2008
Applicants:
John Schindler, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
William Pat Price, Rhome, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Schindler, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
William Pat Price, Rhome, TX (US);
Assignee:
Vizio Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 5/60 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/602 (2013.01); H04N 5/44513 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/4396 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/4852 (2013.01); H04N 21/4884 (2013.01);
Abstract
The current invention addresses the problem of causing closed captioning to be launched or not launched automatically when a viewer mutes the audio on a digital television. The current invention allows for individualized options associated with a particular viewer. These options can be selected from a plurality of options either manually or automatically as determined by the viewer settings or viewer behavior.