Television – Image signal processing circuitry specific to television – Sound muting
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-15
2005-03-15
Lee, Michael H. (Department: 2614)
Television
Image signal processing circuitry specific to television
Sound muting
C348S633000, C348S468000, C704S275000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06867818
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for analyzing the closed caption aspect of a video signal for specific undesirable words or phrases and then muting the audio portion of those words or phrases while not effecting the video portion therein while simultaneously modifying the closed captioned signal in order to display an acceptable word or phrase.
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Keisling Trent C.
Keisling Pieper & Scott PLC
Lee Michael H.
Pieper David B.
Principle Solutions, Inc.
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