Interactive television

• US 20020133818A1
• Filed: 01/10/2002
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gary Rottger
• Original Assignee: Gary Rottger
• Inventors: Rottger, Gary
• Application Number:
  US10/043,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20020133818A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/37
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/08 Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band , e.g. by time division H04N7/007 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

The present invention relates to providing a television program specially prepared for the application to be interactive with the viewer. The source of the television program may vary, for example, it may be broadcasted material, VCR playback or a DVD playback. The program is enhanced with an inaudible high frequency embedded in the audio portion of the program. The signal, via a high frequency decoder and microprocessor is being transmitted by an infra red transmitter. Upon being received by the viewer with an infra red receiver, the signal is being processed and either displayed on a LCD display or made audible by a sound processor.

Claims

4-1. The interactive television system according to claim 1, wherein the signal display is a sound processor.

5-2. The interactive television system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver unit is formed as a toy.