Patent ID: 7849479
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating and controlling receiving and presenting video or audio mass medium programming in a network, said method comprising the steps of: inputting to a computer at an intermediate television transmission station data related to said video or audio mass medium programming; receiving a first downloadable code related to said video or audio mass medium programming to and at least one comparison signal at said intermediate television transmission station from an originating television transmission station; detecting the presence of said first downloadable code and said at least one comparison signal at said intermediate television transmission station and passing said detected first downloadable code to said computer; generating at said intermediate television transmission station a second downloadable code by processing said inputted data based on determining the contents of said first downloadable code; comparing said at least one comparison signal with stored information at said intermediate television transmission station; and transmitting said video or audio mass medium programming and said second downloadable code to at least one receiver station based on a result of said comparison; wherein said at least one receiver station receives and displays said video or audio mass medium programming along with information having a predetermined relationship to said video or audio mass medium programming to supplement said video or audio mass medium programming by processing said generated second downloadable code at said at least one receiver station.