HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY FOR VIEWING SUBTITLES AND CLOSED CAPTIONS IN MOVIE THEATERS

摘要

The invention is basically a system for delivering closed caption text toattendees of movies or other events. It comprises a head mounted display 103whichcan be used at motion picture theaters for hearing impaired persons andpersons whodon't speak the language that the original movie dialog is being shown in andalso fordistributing broadcast information to the same persons at other events. Themaincomponents are a device 103 comprising either a suitable monocular orbinoculardisplay, including a head mounted display which is worn by viewers of moviesorattendees of events, a central router/processor 100, and a transmissionprotocol 104.Closed caption or representative text is projected onto the screen of thedisplay 103,synchronized with the dialog of the movie or broadcast, and in a manner thatpermitsthe person wearing it to view the action on the screen, while it is completelydiscreteto those who are not using the display 103. For persons who speak a foreignlanguagethere will be an interface 116 for choosing the language of the closed captiontext.The device will either receive its signal information wirelessly or will pluginto aconnector built into the seat or other nearby structure. A power supplymechanismwill either be integral or attached to the device or will also be supplied bya hardwireconnection 107.