Interactive broadcast system
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1. An interactive programme broadcast system comprising:
- a broadcast transmitter;
computer apparatus coupled to the transmitter and operable for making available information related to and synchronised with the content of a programme broadcast by the transmitter; and
at least one user station including a broadcast receiver for receiving a programme broadcast by said transmitter, and a separate two-way digital wireless-communication network device operable independently of operation of said broadcast receiver for receiving digital signals indicative of the programme related information from the computer apparatus and for sending to the computer apparatus digital signals representing user reponses entered via said device.
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Abstract
A receiving arrangement for receiving a broadcast programme in interactive fashion comprises a television receiver and a wireless network device such as a WAP-enabled mobile telephone controlled by the recipient of the programee (i.e., the user). The user uses the wireless network device to generate and transmit digital data to the programme broadcaster in interactive fashion. For example, the broadcast programme may be a quiz show and the user may send answers to the quiz questions from the wireless network device. A WAP-enabled Internet site is hosted on a server and is synchronised with the broadcast programme.
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21 Claims
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1. An interactive programme broadcast system comprising:
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a broadcast transmitter;
computer apparatus coupled to the transmitter and operable for making available information related to and synchronised with the content of a programme broadcast by the transmitter; and
at least one user station including a broadcast receiver for receiving a programme broadcast by said transmitter, and a separate two-way digital wireless-communication network device operable independently of operation of said broadcast receiver for receiving digital signals indicative of the programme related information from the computer apparatus and for sending to the computer apparatus digital signals representing user reponses entered via said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. An interactive programme broadcasting method comprising broadcasting a programme via a transmitter to receivers at respective user stations and, using computer apparatus coupled to the transmitter, making available information related to and synchronised with the content of said programme for said information to be received at said user stations via respective two-way digital wireless-communication network devices, the devices being operable independently of operation of said receiver and said computer also being operated for receiving user responses entered via said devices.
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12. Transmitter apparatus for use in an interactive programme broadcast system having at least one user station that includes a broadcast receiver for receiving a broadcast programme and a separate two-way digital wireless-communication network device operable independently of operation of said broadcast receiver, the apparatus comprising:
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a broadcast transmitter for transmitting said programme; and
computer apparatus coupled to the transmitter and operable for making available to said device information related to and synchronised with the content of said programme, and for receiving digital signals representing user responses entered via said device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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