Patent ID: 8619072

Claim:
A method for controlling a three-dimensional virtual broadcast presentation, the method comprising: receiving dynamic information at a communications interface from a communications network; executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: generates a three-dimensional virtual broadcast presentation based on the dynamic information, wherein the dynamic information includes two-dimensional satellite images of a geographic area and wherein generation of the three-dimensional virtual broadcast includes processing the two-dimensional satellite images and associated contextual information regarding the geographic area to create a three-dimensional satellite image, generates an interactive element in the three-dimensional virtual broadcast presentation, wherein the interactive element is selectable only when it is in the center of the three-dimensional virtual broadcast presentation, manipulates a view of the three-dimensional virtual broadcast presentation in response to a received representation of a signal generated by a control device maneuvered by a presenter, wherein the interactive element is centered in the three-dimensional virtual broadcast presentation, the manipulation of the virtual broadcast presentation at least partially based on positional information of the control device, allows for selection of the interactive element using the control device in response to feedback from the control device; and displays additional information related to the interactive element within the three-dimensional broadcast presentation.