Patent ID: 7194757
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. An integrated system for distribution of at least digital audio information to one or more recipients, the integrated distribution system comprising in combination: A. a one-way high-bandwidth transmission link; B. a push-pull media server computer system having a server Internet connection to the Internet and broadcast connection to the one-way high bandwidth transmission link; C. a plurality of re-broadcasting affiliate computer systems located remotely from the media server computer, at least two of said affiliate computer systems each having an affiliate Internet connection to the media server computer system; D. a plurality of one-way broadcast receivers, each of which one-way broadcast receivers being connected to one among the affiliate computer systems; whereby: (i) the push-pull media server computer system may push broadcast the digital audio information through the one-way transmission link to the broadcast receivers for receipt and re-broadcast by receiver-enabled affiliate computer systems; and (ii) affiliate computer systems may also pull and re-broadcast the digital audio information from said media server computer system through said affiliate Internet connections, wherein said digital audio information is enclosed in a package including an envelope portion having addressing information for said digital audio information wherein said push-pull media server computer system includes an affiliate address book maintenance application and said push-pull media system is adapted to transfer the affiliate address book to at least one of said plurality of affiliate computer systems.