Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Distributed data processing – Client/server
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-20
2005-09-20
Alam, Hosain (Department: 2155)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Distributed data processing
Client/server
C235S051000, C235S382000, C345S215000, C705S012000, C705S069000, C706S046000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S206000, C725S024000, C725S111000, C725S114000, C725S116000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06947966
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for interactively affecting the course of a program or programming content. Viewer purchase electronic tokens which can be used to vote on the sequence of content in a broadcast whether it be audio, video or a combination thereof. Users are periodically polled by a server to vote on the direction that a broadcast is taking. The broadcast is then modified with real-time or stored content based upon the polling results from the viewers. Thus communities of voters have a chance to vote on the direction of content. The invention also allows sub-communities to be formed to pre-vote on a broadcast so that the sub-community can possible vote as a bloc on the direction and content of programming that is presented.
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Oko, Jr. Frederick J.
Sun Qiyue
Alam Hosain
Road Runner HoldCo LLC
Roberts Abokhair & Mardula LLC
Won Michael
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