Automatic subtitle resizing

摘要

A method, apparatus and computer program for displaying video and accompanying text data on a display are provided. The method includes receiving media content that includes video and determining whether text data associated with the video is to be presented on the display alongside the video. If associated text data is not to be presented, then the video content is output as normal, with the video content occupying a first area of the display (such as the entire display). If associated text data is to be presented, then the video output is automatically resized such that the video occupies a smaller area of the display, and the associated text data is automatically displayed alongside the video. By allowing for dynamic resizing it is possible to display subtitles or closed captions alongside portions of video content without obscuring the video.

主权项

1. A method executable by a device to display video content and associated text data that accompanies the video content on a display, the method comprising:
receiving media content, including the video content for output to the display; and determining whether the associated text data is to be presented on the display; if the associated text data is not to be presented, outputting the video content to the display, the video content being output at a first size occupying a first area of the display; if the associated text data is to be presented, automatically resizing the video output to a second size predetermined by the device such that the video content occupies a second area of the display, the second area being smaller than the first area, and automatically displaying the associated text data with the video, the text data being displayed in a third area of the screen distinct from the second area; continuing to output the automatically resized video at the second size until a signal is received at the device, the signal indicating that associated text data is no longer to be presented at least for a period of time, wherein the signal is received as part of the received media content; and in response to receiving the signal, resizing the output video to occupy the first area of the display.