Communication systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method for a system having a transmitter that broadcasts a first signal, the method comprising:
- receiving the first signal;
decoding the first signal into a second signal, the second signal being human perceptible;
decoding the first signal into a third signal, the third signal being digital;
receiving an input from a user, after the decoding steps;
generating a fourth signal, responsive to the input;
generating a fifth signal by appending the fourth signal to the third signal; and
sending the fifth signal.
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide an efficient system for communicating with a broadcast audience. To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, there is a method for a system having a transmitter (811) that broadcasts a first signal (450). The method comprises receiving the first signal (450); decoding (810) the first signal into the second signal (659), the second signal being human perceptible; decoding the first signal into the third signal (660), the third signal being digital; receiving an input from a user (712), after the decoding steps (802); generating the fourth signal (806), responsive to the input (712); generating a fifth signal (750) by appending the fourth signal (806) to the third signal (660); and sending the fifth signal (750).
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28 Claims
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1. A method for a system having a transmitter that broadcasts a first signal, the method comprising:
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receiving the first signal;
decoding the first signal into a second signal, the second signal being human perceptible;
decoding the first signal into a third signal, the third signal being digital;
receiving an input from a user, after the decoding steps;
generating a fourth signal, responsive to the input;
generating a fifth signal by appending the fourth signal to the third signal; and
sending the fifth signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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15. A processing system for a system having a transmitter that broadcasts a first signal, the processing system comprising:
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a receiver that receives the first signal;
a decoder that decodes the first signal into a second signal, the second signal being human perceptible, and decodes the first signal into a third signal, the third signal being digital;
a user interface that can generate 2 values in response to manipulation by the user;
a signal generator that generates a fourth signal, responsive to the input, and a fifth signal by appending the fourth signal to the third signal; and
a transmitter that transmits the fifth signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28)
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