Patent ID: 7518657

Claim:
A system for the automatic collection and transmission of closed caption text comprising: a tuner to receive at least one broadcast source, a decoder operatively connected to said tuner to decode closed caption text streams in said at least one broadcast source, a text handler operatively connected to said decoder to write said decoded closed caption text streams to one or more closed caption text files; a server for storing said text files; a previously submitted search profile originated from an inquiry client that is not currently accessing said server; further comprising remote capture client means, said remote capture client means having one or more of said closed caption text files and being operable by said inquiry client, and further comprising transmission means for transferring said text files from the remote capture client means operable by the inquiry client, whereby the text files are pushed by the inquiry client from the remote capture client means to the server; and processing means operatively connected to said server for automatically comparing said text files to said previously submitted search profile from said inquiry client to create a search result comprising a report comprising parsed and edited closed-captioned text, and means for automatically contacting said inquiry client regarding said search result.