Patent ID: 8619192

Claim:
A method comprising: outputting a user interface configured to accept a ranking of a plurality of digital closed captions for output and a ranking of a plurality of analog closed captions for output such that: the ranking of the plurality of digital closed captions ranks at least a first said digital closed caption and a second said digital closed caption and indicates that the first said digital closed caption is preferred to the second said digital closed caption, the second said digital closed caption is not to be output when the first said digital closed caption is available; and the ranking of the plurality of analog closed captions ranks at least a first said analog closed caption and a second said analog closed caption and indicates that the first said analog closed caption is preferred to the second said analog closed caption, the second said analog closed caption is not to be output when the first said analog closed caption is available; outputting a first said closed caption, based on the ranking of the plurality of digital closed captions or the ranking of the plurality of analog closed captions, when available via a particular channel; and outputting a second said closed caption, based on the ranking of the plurality of digital closed captions or the ranking of the plurality of analog closed captions, when the first said closed caption is not available and the second said closed caption is available via the particular channel.