Television – Image signal processing circuitry specific to television – Special effects
Reexamination Certificate
2003-11-03
2010-12-14
Tran, Thai (Department: 2621)
Television
Image signal processing circuitry specific to television
Special effects
C348S468000, C386S349000, C386S349000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07852411
ABSTRACT:
The gist of the invention is a subtitling format encompassing elements of enhanced syntax and semantic to provide improved animation capabilities. The disclosed elements improve subtitle performance without stressing the available subtitle bitrate. This will become essential for authoring content of high-end HDTV subtitles in pre-recorded format, which can be broadcast or stored on high capacity optical media, e.g. the Blue-ray Disc. The invention includes abilities for improved authoring possibilities for the content production to animate subtitles. For subtitles that are separate from AV material, the method includes using one or more superimposed subtitle layers, and displaying only a selected part of the transferred subtitles at a time. Further, colors of a selected part of the displayed subtitles may be modified, e.g. highlighted.
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Search Report Dated Feb. 16, 2004.
Adolph Dirk
Hörentrup Jobst
Ostermann Ralf
Peters Hartmut
Schiller Harald
Dunn Mishawn
Levy Robert B.
Shedd Robert D.
Thomson Licensing
Tran Thai
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