Method and apparatus for internet-based interactive programming
USRE48579E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A method and system for the creation of interactive programming incorporating viewer interactions. An interactive program includes moderator content generated by the moderator and edited participant commentary, such as interactive messages, and is served by a moderator server. Moderators create and manage interactive programs using a Web site. Viewers register to be participants in interactive programs using the Web site. The interactive programs can be distributed as electronic documents written in a markup language such as HTML or XML over a communications network such as the Internet. The interactive programs can also be converted to conventional interactive television content for distribution over an interactive television network. The interactive programs can also be distributed over a virtual private network for use as a collaboration tool by an enterprise such as a business concern. The interactive programs can be embedded within other Web processes such as electronic commerce and television commerce transactions.
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