Title :
Closed-captioning for PIP
Author :
Rumreich, Mark ; Zukas, Mark
Author_Institution :
Thomson Consumer Electron., Indianapolis, IN, USA
fDate :
8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The usefulness of picture in picture (PIP) is often impaired by its lack of audio. Using closed-captioning data provides an ideal solution to this problem. PIP captions are displayed in a window directly beneath the PIP and are reformatted to maximize readability and intelligibility
Keywords :
data communication; television receivers; television standards; PIP; closed-captioning data; format; intelligibility; picture in picture; readability; Auditory displays; Auditory system; Blanking; Consumer electronics; Decoding; Hardware; Microprocessors; Monitoring; TV receivers; Timing;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on