Network communications system and method for worldwide web broadcasting
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1. A method for broadcasting information over a network, comprising:
- identifying, by a broadcast session conductor, a broadcast audience to receive a broadcast session;
determining and locating in real time, based on a profile of the broadcast audience, items to be broadcast during the broadcast session that are located at different locations;
collecting the items from their location to a central broadcast system, wherein the locations can include floppy or hard drive, websites, remote server or CDs;
creating, by the broadcast session conductor, the broadcast session for the identified broadcast audience based on audiovisual information; and
broadcasting the broadcast sessions in real time for reception only by the identified broadcast audience over the network or providing secured access to the broadcast audience for manual retrieval of the broadcast session.
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Abstract
A system and method allow an Internet user to act as a broadcast session conductor by assembling audiovisual information in a multimedia document, and broadcasting that information to a predetermined group for simultaneous viewing. During the network broadcast, members of the predetermined group can interact with the Internet conductor using a standard telephone or other audio connection. The broadcast information may be used for such sessions as on-line training/teaching seminars, telemarketing, teleshopping and other multimedia events.
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1. A method for broadcasting information over a network, comprising:
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identifying, by a broadcast session conductor, a broadcast audience to receive a broadcast session;
determining and locating in real time, based on a profile of the broadcast audience, items to be broadcast during the broadcast session that are located at different locations;
collecting the items from their location to a central broadcast system, wherein the locations can include floppy or hard drive, websites, remote server or CDs;
creating, by the broadcast session conductor, the broadcast session for the identified broadcast audience based on audiovisual information; and
broadcasting the broadcast sessions in real time for reception only by the identified broadcast audience over the network or providing secured access to the broadcast audience for manual retrieval of the broadcast session. - 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 system for broadcasting information over a network, comprising:
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a profile determining device that determines characteristics of a broadcast audience;
a locating and retrieval device for locating and retrieving items in real time for assembly in a broadcast session, wherein a location can include floppy or hard drive, website, remote server or CDS;
a database that stores broadcast sessions created by a broadcast session conductor, for an identified broadcast audience from audiovisual information; and
a broadcast device that broadcasts the broadcast sessions in real time for reception only by the identified broadcast audience over the network, the broadcast audience being identified by the broadcast session conductor, before the broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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