Method and apparatus for generating an interactive radio program
First Claim
1. A user interface for a moderator client, for use by a moderator of an interactive radio program and corresponding audio portion, the moderator client comprising a display device, the user interface comprising:
- a participant comments portion for display of comments on the display device made by participants in the interactive radio program; and
a question display portion for display of a plurality of questions on the display device asked by the participants in the interactive radio program, the question display portion comprising a corresponding distinct plurality of question fields, each one of the question fields comprising;
a participant name subfield for displaying a name of a corresponding one of the participants asking a corresponding one of the questions;
a question text subfield adjacent to the participant name subfield and for displaying the corresponding one of the questions;
an answer selection icon for marking the corresponding one of the questions as a question that the moderator will answer as part of the interactive radio program; and
a delete selection icon for deleting the one of the question fields from the question display portion,wherein the user interface is configured to permit the moderator to select a participant question from the plurality of questions to answer while viewing the participant comments on the display device, andwherein the audio portion is transmitted through a radio network.
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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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1. A user interface for a moderator client, for use by a moderator of an interactive radio program and corresponding audio portion, the moderator client comprising a display device, the user interface comprising:
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a participant comments portion for display of comments on the display device made by participants in the interactive radio program; and a question display portion for display of a plurality of questions on the display device asked by the participants in the interactive radio program, the question display portion comprising a corresponding distinct plurality of question fields, each one of the question fields comprising; a participant name subfield for displaying a name of a corresponding one of the participants asking a corresponding one of the questions; a question text subfield adjacent to the participant name subfield and for displaying the corresponding one of the questions; an answer selection icon for marking the corresponding one of the questions as a question that the moderator will answer as part of the interactive radio program; and a delete selection icon for deleting the one of the question fields from the question display portion, wherein the user interface is configured to permit the moderator to select a participant question from the plurality of questions to answer while viewing the participant comments on the display device, and wherein the audio portion is transmitted through a radio network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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