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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Steven Keith Hines, San Francisco, CA (US);
GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
In some implementations, a method for using closed captions in a double display scenario includes, obtaining a video stream configured to be displayed on a first display device. The video stream includes closed captions. The method also includes, identifying one or more symbols or words included in the closed captions; and obtaining a set of instructions. The set of instructions includes instructions to display content information relating to at least one symbol or word in the one or more symbols or words. The method further includes, in response to obtaining, and in accordance with, the set of instructions, executing one or more applications based on a type of the content information; and formatting for display, on a second display device, output from the one or more applications. The applications include one of: a web browser, a music application, a feed reader application, a coupon application, and a content viewer.