Patent ID: 7818761

Claim:
A method of controlling at least one remote receiver station from a transmitter station, wherein said transmitter station includes a plurality of transmitters, a selective transfer device operatively connected to at least one of said plurality of transmitters, a mass medium programming source, and a computer operatively connected to at least one of said mass medium programming source and said selective transfer device, said method comprising the steps of: receiving and storing an information transmission including a first selection control signal and television programming; splitting said information transmission into a first path and a second path; selecting, in accordance with said first selection control signal, a time of transmission and at least one of said plurality of transmitters to transmit a second selection control signal and said television programming, wherein said second selection control signal is operative at said at least one remote receiver station; controlling said at least one of said programming source and said selective transfer device to communicate said second selection control signal and said television programming to said selected at least one of said plurality of transmitters at said selected time; and transmitting said second selection control signal and said television programming to said at least one remote receiver station; and receiving and storing said second selection control signal and said television programming at said at least one remote receiver station.