Patent ID: 8019815
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of entertaining and teaching over the public, World Wide Web (www) Internet which i) is open to an unlimited number of viewers on the public Internet using standard Internet protocols, ii) the viewers may use a multitude of different types of Internet browsers and a multitude of different Internet media audio/video players in the viewer's Internet browsers to view the talent-person, and iii) does not require the viewers to authenticate themselves through a login to a system with a unique code in order to view the talent-person and comprising: (a) the talent-person, who is a teacher, entertainer, or expert, (“talent-person”) discussing a topic live, in real-time video and audio over the internet; b) the talent-person using streaming audio/video where multiple viewers watch and listen to the talent-person entertain and teach on the viewer's internet connected device; c) displaying to viewers over the internet the talent-person visually and the talent-person's audio voice; d) viewers interacting with the talent-person by asking questions or making comments to the talent-person with web-based text chat; and, e) talent-person responding to the viewers' text chat messages by speaking on a microphone and camera transmitting an audio/video picture and sound of the talent-person over the internet to multiple viewers watching and listening to the talent-person on the viewer's internet connected device.