Patent ID: 7437475
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a user PC on a user node on a primary network to a remote node on the primary network, comprising the steps of: broadcasting from a remote location on a secondary network broadcast information containing video over the secondary network to a location thereon proximate the location of the user PC; encoding unique information in the broadcast information representative of a location on the primary network of the remote node; receiving and displaying on a video display conveying to a user the broadcast information at the location on the secondary network proximate the user PC; connecting the user PC to the remote node utilizing the unique information, and in accordance thereto, in response to receiving the unique information encoded within the broadcast information broadcast over the secondary network; and prompting the user to interface with the user PC by displaying a video image on the video display conveying the broadcast information to a user at approximately the same time as broadcast of the unique information over the secondary network in association with the broadcast information.