A system and method for displaying related components of a media stream that
has
been transmitted over a computer network includes at least one storage device that
communicates with a television decoder and with the video display. Information
from one or more components of the media stream is extracted from the media stream
and delivered to one or more storage devices. This stored component is subsequently
transmitted to the video display in response to an information release signal that
is embedded in the information. The invention can be used to display closed caption
and other information with associated audio and video signals using an audio-visual
media player.
