Information distribution and processing system

Details Information distribution and processing system Information distribution and processing system

1997-09-29

2000-02-01

Cumming, William

Telecommunications

Wireless distribution system

H04H 100

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active

060213078

ABSTRACT:
An information distribution and processing system has a broadcast channel for delivering a first set of digital data and a bi-directional channel for allowing a user to obtain additional information. The additional information is stored in a database. In one embodiment of the present invention, the broadcast channel uses a satellite to broadcast the data. In another embodiment of the invention, the bi-directional channel is a telephone system. At predetermined locations of the first set of digital data, linking references are embedded. If desired, the user can select a linking reference and send a request to the database via the bi-directional channel. The database uses the selected linking reference to search for information, and returns the requested information to the user.

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