Patent ID: 8434102

Claim:
A television receiver for receiving a digital television broadcast comprising: a memory unit, the memory unit including: a) a broadcaster's sole region which is accessible by content transmitted by a broadcaster, the broadcaster's sole region storing broadcast points, wherein the broadcast points are provided to the television receiver based on the amount of time that content from the broadcaster which includes audio/video programming is viewed, wherein content provided from other than said broadcaster is prevented from accessing the broadcaster's sole region; and b) a receiver common information region which is accessible by software received from a source other than said broadcaster; a package information region, included in the receiver common information region, for storing package information including information from the broadcaster's sole region a broadcast browser for obtaining, from the digital television broadcast, said content transmitted by the broadcaster, and for using said content to retrieve the broadcast points from the broadcaster's sole region to produce the package information which includes the broadcast points and to transfer the package information to the package information region; and a communications browser for converting the broadcast points into a further type of value and for transmitting said further type of value to other than said broadcaster.