Patent ID: 7966634
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for information exchange, comprising the steps of: operating an information exchange system including a production studio coupled to remote data processing equipment by both (a) a satellite connection and (b) a non-satellite connection separate from the satellite connection; producing information transmissions in a broadcast standard, the information transmissions including (a) a real-time video stream and (b) non-video content; sending the information transmissions live from the production studio; digitizing the sent information transmissions and then transmitting the digitized information transmissions via the satellite connection as IP multicast packets; receiving the information transmissions by a TV decoder and feeding them into a data and/or communications network for delivery to the remote data processing equipment; extracting the real-time video stream and non-video content from the received information transmissions; displaying the information transmissions received via the satellite connection at a display device of the remote data processing equipment, including displaying both (a) the satellite-transmitted real-time video stream and (b) the satellite-transmitted non-video content; receiving via a user input of the remote data processing equipment user interaction with the satellite-transmitted non-video content displayed at the display device of the remote data processing equipment; and transmitting the user interaction with the satellite-transmitted non-video content from the remote data processing equipment to the production studio via the non-satellite connection, such that a real-time interactive communication is established between the satellite-transmitted information transmission and the non-satellite-transmitted user interaction.