Method and apparatus for allowing a broadcast to remotely control a computer
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A system for launching an advertisement on a computer, comprising:
- a computer having an audio input interface and a display;
an audio signal output acoustically coupled from a broadcast receiver of a broadcast source to said audio input interface for providing an audio signal having encoded therein advertisement information that is comprised of both advertising content and control information;
a computer program operable on said computer and responsive to said audio signal output from said broadcast receiver of said broadcast source to allow said computer program to be controlled by the received control information for output of the advertising content, said computer program comprising;
a program for accessing the advertising information coupled from said broadcast receiver of said broadcast source,a decoder for decoding the received advertising information encoded in said audio signal to provide decoded advertising content and decoded control information, anda display program for displaying said decoded advertising content on said display of said computer under the control of said decoded control information substantially at the time of reception of the advertisement information.
14 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention disclosed and claimed herein comprises a system and method for launching an advertisement on a computer having an audio input interface and a display; an audio output acoustically coupled from a broadcast source to the input interface for outputting an audio signal having encoded therein an advertisement; and a program operable on the computer and responsive to the audio signal output from the broadcast source for reproducing the advertisement upon the display.
-
Citations
12 Claims
-
1. A system for launching an advertisement on a computer, comprising:
-
a computer having an audio input interface and a display; an audio signal output acoustically coupled from a broadcast receiver of a broadcast source to said audio input interface for providing an audio signal having encoded therein advertisement information that is comprised of both advertising content and control information; a computer program operable on said computer and responsive to said audio signal output from said broadcast receiver of said broadcast source to allow said computer program to be controlled by the received control information for output of the advertising content, said computer program comprising; a program for accessing the advertising information coupled from said broadcast receiver of said broadcast source, a decoder for decoding the received advertising information encoded in said audio signal to provide decoded advertising content and decoded control information, and a display program for displaying said decoded advertising content on said display of said computer under the control of said decoded control information substantially at the time of reception of the advertisement information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A method for launching an advertisement on a computer comprising the steps of:
-
providing a computer having an audio input interface responsive to an audio signal output from a broadcast receiver of a broadcast source and a display coupled to the computer; receiving the audio signal output having advertising information encoded therein at the audio input interface that is comprised of both advertising content and control information and decoding the advertising information for processing by the computer to provide decoded advertising content and decoded control information; initiating execution of a computer program on the computer responsive to the audio signal output having the encoded control and advertising information by the steps of; interpreting the decoded received advertising information received during the receiving step to determine if the decoded advertising content is to be displayed based upon the decoded control information, and launching a display of the decoded advertising content upon the display wherein the decoded control information is determined to indicate such substantially at the time of reception of the advertising information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
-
Specification