AU2001287029A1 - System and method for displaying closed captions in an interactive tv environment - Google Patents

System and method for displaying closed captions in an interactive tv environment

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AU2001287029A1
AU2001287029A1 AU2001287029A AU8702901A AU2001287029A1 AU 2001287029 A1 AU2001287029 A1 AU 2001287029A1 AU 2001287029 A AU2001287029 A AU 2001287029A AU 8702901 A AU8702901 A AU 8702901A AU 2001287029 A1 AU2001287029 A1 AU 2001287029A1
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closed captions
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Samuel T. Barone Jr.
Drake Smith
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MIXED SIGNALS TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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