Patent ID: 7606215
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: G09F,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for distributing information to the public, wherein the information includes at least one video feed and a plurality of audio feeds, the system comprising: a network hub for receiving audio and video information from a source to be distributed to the public; a plurality of publicly viewable video display screens; at least one video distribution hub, each video distribution hub receiving at least one video feed from said network hub and including transmitter means for transmitting said at least one video feed that is displayed to the public to at least one of said display screens, and the at least one video feed including at least one code for prompting a viewer to use a telephone to access audio information; at least one audio distribution hub, each audio distribution hub receiving a plurality of audio feeds from said network hub, each of said audio feeds being accessible by end users by way of a code entered into end users' telephones after the code is visually displayed on said at least one of said display screens and at least one of the audio feeds relates to the at least one video feed that is being displayed to the public; a telephone interface including means for receiving an end user telephone call for accessing said plurality of audio feeds and such that an end user inputs the code for selection of at least one audio feed from the plurality of audio fees, said telephone interface communicating with said at least one audio distribution hub, said telephone interface automatically routing a selected audio feed from said at least one audio distribution hub to said end user's telephone based on the end user's input, and at least one of the plurality of audio feeds is synchronized with the at least one video feed that is being displayed to the public.