Patent ID: 7522554

Claim:
An information distribution system for distributing digital data to a plurality of receiving devices in a plurality of locations, at least one of said receiving devices being connected to a display device, said system comprising: a central site for containing a first set of digital data and being in communication with said at least one of said receiving devices; a plurality of receiving stations located remotely from said central site and said at least one of said receiving devices; and a first transmitter transmitting a first set of signals to at least one of said receiving stations, said first transmitter being located remotely from said central site and said receiving stations, said first set of signals comprising a second set of digital data, said second set of digital data comprising: a first set of displayable data and a second set of displayable data adapted to appear on said display device, said second set of displayable data having an appearance on said display device distinct from the appearance of said first set of displayable data on said display device for facilitating a user to select said second set of displayable data, a first set of undisplayed data for indicating a presence of said second set of displayable data; and at least a first linkage reference, said first linkage reference being associated with said second set of displayable data and at least one portion of said first set of digital data, said first linkage reference not being displayed on said display device; said at least one of said receiving stations including a second transmitter configured to transmit a second set of signals to said at least one of said receiving devices, said second set of signals containing said second set of digital data.