Patent ID: 6724431
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:a transmitter for broadcasting communication signals having an information content, comprised of a standard broadcast format in addition to an associated icon string, said associated icon string being transmitted with the communication signal; a receiver for receiving and processing said communication signals, said receiver comprising: circuitry for processing said standard broadcast format portion of said communication signals in preparation for a display of said signals, circuitry for stripping said associated icon string comprised of both close caption text and other icons that are imbedded in the close caption text and marked with special characters from said communication signal, decoding/processing circuitry for decoding and processing of said other icons, and at least one display for the simultaneous display of said standard broadcast format and said other icons, wherein said other icons displayed is the source information such as a network identifier or station call letters or a program title, or other information about the communication signal.