Patent ID: 7047191
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing captioning in an AV signal, the method comprising: selecting a number of lines of caption data which can be displayed at one time; determining a type of a caption encoder being used with a speech-to-text processing system; retrieving settings for the speech-to-text processing system to communicate with the caption encoder based on the identification of the caption encoder; automatically identifying a voice and speech pattern in an audio signal from a plurality of voice and speech patterns with the speech-to-text processing system; training the speech-to-text processing system to learn one or more new words in the audio signal; directly translating the audio signal in the AV signal to caption data automatically with the speech-to-text processing system, wherein the direct translation is adjusted by the speech-to-text processing system based on the training and the identification of the voice and speech pattern; associating the caption data with the AV signal at a time substantially corresponding with the converted audio signal in the AV signal from which the caption data was directly translated with the speech-to-text processing system, wherein the associating further comprises synchronizing the caption data with one or more cues in the AV signal; and displaying the AV signal with the caption data at the time substantially corresponding with the converted audio signal in the AV signal, wherein the number of lines of caption data which is displayed is based on the selection.