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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher J. Kennedy, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/647 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/233 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01); H04L 65/602 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04N 21/233 (2013.01); H04N 21/234 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/6473 (2013.01); H04N 21/8106 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system are provided for associating or tying an audio source/content to visual/video content. A request to tie a selected audio source to visual/video content may be received. Upon receiving the request, the selected audio source may be tied to the visual/video content. Audio received from the selected audio source may be substituted for audio associated with the visual/video content. One or more synchronization techniques/methods may be used to synchronize audio content with visual/video content.