AU2001255562A1 - System and method for merging interactive television data with closed caption data - Google Patents

System and method for merging interactive television data with closed caption data

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AU2001255562A1
AU2001255562A1 AU2001255562A AU5556201A AU2001255562A1 AU 2001255562 A1 AU2001255562 A1 AU 2001255562A1 AU 2001255562 A AU2001255562 A AU 2001255562A AU 5556201 A AU5556201 A AU 5556201A AU 2001255562 A1 AU2001255562 A1 AU 2001255562A1
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interactive television
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Samuel T. Barone Jr.
David Davis
Drake Smith
Thomas Stone
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MIXED SIGNALS TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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