Method and apparatus for interactive broadcasting
US8042050B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/409
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of creating an interactive broadcast, comprising allowing a plurality of participants to vote on an aspect of a scenario in a virtual space, the broadcast being a computer-generated animated scenario comprising graphics and audio, the participants voting by means of user interface devices which are linked over a communications network to a server, the server being operative to process the received votes and determine how the broadcast should be collectively influenced in view of the votes received, and then generate the broadcast.
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