Method and apparatus for generating an interactive radio program
First Claim
1. A method of creating and transmitting an interactive radio program, comprising:
- operably coupling a moderator server to a communications network;
operably coupling a moderator client to the moderator server through the communications network;
operably coupling a plurality of participant clients to the moderator server through the communications network;
receiving participant comments by the moderator server through the communications network from the plurality of participant clients;
transmitting by the moderator server through the communications network to the moderator client the participant comments;
receiving a digitized audio source by the moderator server through the communications network from the moderator client;
generating an interactive radio program by the moderator server using the participant comments and the digitized audio source; and
transmitting by the moderator server through the communications network to the plurality of participant clients the interactive radio program.
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Abstract
A method and system for the creation of interactive radio programming. A moderator of an interactive radio program uses a moderator client to digitize and transmit a radio program with enhanced content to a moderator server through a wide area network. The moderator server uses the digitized radio program and the enhanced content to generate an interactive radio program for transmission to participants in the interactive radio program. The complete interactive radio program is transmitted to participant clients over the wide area network. An audio portion of the interactive radio program may be transmitted over a conventional radio network as well.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of creating and transmitting an interactive radio program, comprising:
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operably coupling a moderator server to a communications network;
operably coupling a moderator client to the moderator server through the communications network;
operably coupling a plurality of participant clients to the moderator server through the communications network;
receiving participant comments by the moderator server through the communications network from the plurality of participant clients;
transmitting by the moderator server through the communications network to the moderator client the participant comments;
receiving a digitized audio source by the moderator server through the communications network from the moderator client;
generating an interactive radio program by the moderator server using the participant comments and the digitized audio source; and
transmitting by the moderator server through the communications network to the plurality of participant clients the interactive radio program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of creating and transmitting an interactive radio program over a wide area network, comprising:
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operably coupling a moderator server to the wide area network;
operably coupling a moderator Web browser to the moderator server through the wide area network;
operably coupling a plurality of participant Web browsers to the moderator server through the wide area network; and
iteratively repeating the following;
receiving by the moderator server through the wide area network from the moderator Web browser a digitized audio source;
generating by the moderator server an interactive radio program using the digitized audio source;
transmitting by the moderator server through the wide area network to the plurality of participant Web browsers the interactive radio program;
receiving by the moderator server through the wide area network from the plurality of participant Web browsers a plurality of participant comments responsive to the interactive radio program; and
transmitting by the moderator server through the wide area network to the moderator Web browser the plurality of participant comments.
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7. A user interface for a moderator of an interactive radio program, comprising:
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a participant comments portion for display of comments made by participants in the interactive radio program; and
a question display portion for display of questions asked by participants in the interactive radio program wherein the user interface permits a moderator to select a participant question to answer while viewing the participant comments. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system for creating and transmitting an interactive radio program, the data processing system comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory operably coupled to the processor and having program instructions stored therein, the processor being operable to execute the program instructions, the program instructions including;
receiving participant comments through a communications network from a plurality of participant clients;
transmitting through the communications network to a moderator client the participant comments;
receiving a digitized audio source through the communications network from the moderator client;
generating an interactive radio program using the participant comments and the digitized audio source; and
transmitting through the communications network to the plurality of participant clients the interactive radio program. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A data processing system for creating and transmitting an interactive radio program over a wide area network, the data processing system comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory operably coupled to the processor and having program instructions stored therein, the processor being operable to execute the program instructions, the program instructions including;
receiving a first digitized audio source through the wide area network from a moderator Web browser;
generating a first interactive radio program using the first digitized audio source;
transmitting the first interactive radio program through the wide area network to a plurality of participant Web browsers;
receiving a plurality of participant comments responsive to the first interactive radio program through the wide area network from the plurality of participant Web browsers;
transmitting the plurality of participant comments through the wide area network to the moderator Web browser;
receiving a second digitized audio source through the wide area network from the moderator Web browser;
generating a second interactive radio program using the second digitized audio source; and
transmitting the second interactive radio program through the wide area network to the plurality of participant Web browsers.
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