MULTILINGUAL AUDIO SERVICE SUPPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

A multilingual audio service supporting system and a method thereof which allow multiple viewers using different languages to watch the same TV program based on a multiplatform. The system may include a content data providing device, a multilingual audio data providing device, a content image output device, and a multilingual audio output device. Audios in various languages, in time synchronization with main content, are provided through multilingual audio output devices in the vicinity to the content image output device, so that new broadcast-associated multilingual audio services can be provided.

主权项

1. A content image output device comprising:
a content data extractor configured to extract content image data, content time information, and content metadata from content data that has been multiplexed with the content metadata and the content time information, and confirm a multilingual audio service available to be provided, based on the extracted content metadata; a user information acquirer receiver configured to receive information about a user's content to output of the confirmed multilingual audio service to the user and information about a specific language to be provided; an audio data acquirer configured to, with the user's consent to provision of service, search for multilingual audio data corresponding to the extracted content metadata and download or stream the found multilingual audio data; and a multilingual audio data transmitter configured to search for multilingual data output devices capable of outputting the multilingual audio service, connect to a multilingual audio output device selected from the found multilingual output devices, and transmit the multilingual audio data and the content time information to the connected multilingual output device.