Patent
Interactive television program guide with selectable languages
Michael D. Ellis,W. Benjamin Herrington,Steven C. Williamson,Kevin B. Easterbrook,Joshua A. Rosenthol,David M. Rudnick +5 more
- 19 Jun 2000
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TL;DR: In this article, an interactive television program guide is provided, which provides a user with the opportunity to select a language for playing television programming and displaying program guide text, and the program guide may coordinate program guide display screen text with languages available for television programs when the programs are broadcast.
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Abstract: An interactive television program guide is provided. The interactive television program guide provides a user with the opportunity to select a language for playing television programming and displaying program guide text. Television program audio in the desired language may be obtained from a SAP or digital audio track and played in the selected language. Television related information in the desired language may be obtained from a digital track. If television program audio or related information is not provided in the selected language, the program guide may use a default language. The program guide may coordinate program guide display screen text with languages available for television programs when the programs are broadcast to users.
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