Method And Apparatus For Using Contextual Content Augmentation To Provide Information On Recent Events In A Media Program

摘要

The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for content augmentation in an audio video system. In particular, the invention concerns storing embedded data, such as close captioning or metadata, and displaying that embedded data concerning a past event in response to a user request. The user request way be received from a remote control, via voice recognition, or facial recognition. In addition, the apparatus is operative to facilitate the viewer to scroll through buffered embedded data independent of any video being displayed. Thus the viewer may review closed captioning information for video which had previously been displayed.

主权项

1. A method of processing a signal comprising the steps of:
extracting auxiliary information from an audio video signal; buffering said auxiliary information; displaying a video stream extracted from said audio video signal; displaying a first portion of said auxiliary information in response to a first request; and displaying a second portion of said auxiliary information in response to a second request.