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Interactive media transmission method and system for direct purchase of goods and services over a TV-broadcast network

  • US 20040163113A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2003
  • Published: 08/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An interactive media transmission method comprising the steps of:

  • broadcasting a composite signal comprising a TV-signal component and an associated data signal component which includes information pertaining to entities represented by the TV-signal component, receiving the composite signal in at least one subscriber receiver, decoding the TV-signal component and the associated data signal component in the at least one subscriber receiver, receiving, in a first subscriber receiver of the at least one subscriber receiver, a user generated ordering instruction relating to at least one entity represented by the TV-signal component, generating, based on the ordering instruction, an order message in the first subscriber receiver, transmitting the order message to a central control unit, receiving the order message in the central control unit, and generating in response thereto an order confirmation message, transmitting the order confirmation message to a first communication unit associated with the first subscriber receiver, receiving the order confirmation message in the first communication unit, and presenting therein corresponding order confirmation information to a user, producing, based on the order confirmation information and a user re-confirmation input, a re-confirmation message in the first communication unit, and transmitting the re-confirmation message to the central control unit.

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