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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Dirk Gandolph, Ronnenberg, DE;
Jobst Hoerentrop, Wenninsen, DE;
Ralf Ostermann, Hannover, DE;
Hartmut Peters, Barsinsinghausen, DE;
Harald Schiller, Hannover, DE;
Thomson Licensing, Issy les moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus including a processor for retrieving subtitle layer data, wherein the subtitle layer data contains a graphic subtitle elements. The processor extracts from retrieved subtitle layer data, subtitle display region information for defining a subtitle display region, a cropping flag, and subtitle display region cropping information, for cropping the display region, the subtitle display region cropping information including a parameter for horizontal position of the cropped subtitle display region, a parameter for vertical position of the crossed subtitle display region, a parameter for width of the cropped subtitle display region, and a parameter for height of the cropped subtitle display region. The apparatus includes a renderer for enabling automatic cropping of parts of the subtitle elements to be displayed in the cropped subtitle display region, where the cropped parts of the subtitle elements to be displayed are defined by subtitle display region cropping information.