Interactive television
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1. A method of enabling a television viewer to interact with a television programme and comprising the steps of:
- broadcasting a television signal corresponding to said television programme; and
sending messages from an information server to a mobile wireless terminal operated by said television viewer and/or receiving messages at the information server sent from said wireless terminal, the sending and/or receipt of messages being synchronised at the information server with the broadcast television signal.
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Abstract
A method of enabling a television viewer to interact with a television programme. A television signal corresponding to said television programme is broadcast by a television corporation 1 whilst an information server 5 is synchronised to the broadcast. Messages are sent from the information server 5 to a mobile wireless terminal 7 operated by the television viewer and/or received messages received at the information server 5 from wireless terminal 7. The sending and/or receipt of messages at the information server 5 is synchronised with the broadcast television signal.
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1. A method of enabling a television viewer to interact with a television programme and comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting a television signal corresponding to said television programme; and
sending messages from an information server to a mobile wireless terminal operated by said television viewer and/or receiving messages at the information server sent from said wireless terminal, the sending and/or receipt of messages being synchronised at the information server with the broadcast television signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of accessing a www page relevant to a broadcast television programme, the method comprising:
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selecting a television channel by pressing a button or buttons of a wireless communication terminal to cause a channel selection signal to be sent from the terminal to a television;
the button press(es) causing the mobile terminal to establish a connection to an information server via a mobile telecommunication network, and transferring the relevant www page from the server to the terminal over said connection.
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18. Apparatus for enabling a television viewer to interact with a television programme and comprising:
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an information server synchronised to one or more television broadcasts; and
means for exchanging information between the information server and a multiplicity of mobile wireless terminals via a mobile telecommunications system.
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19. A method of determining a profile of the audience of a broadcast advertisement, the method comprising:
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enabling audience members to send their identity or location to the broadcaster of the advertisement or to a merchant in substantially real time when viewing or listening to the advertisement; and
automatically collecting and processing sent information to provide a profile of the audience. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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