Patents Examined by Brain Shaw
  • Methods and apparatus for presenting text data during trick play mode of video content
    Patent number: 8494343
    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for presenting text data (e.g., closed captioning data) during trick play mode presentation of a video stream. An analyzed file of the text data is provided on a digital video recorder (DVR), and during trick play mode, text data corresponding to video frames of a video stream is retrieved from the analyzed file and outputted for presentation by the presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: John Anthony Card, II