Patent ID: 8751942

Claim:
A method for supporting bidirectional communications and data sharing, said method comprising: registering a first wireless hand held device with a controller associated with at least one multimedia display that is directly observable by a person manipulating the wireless handheld device wherein at least one profile icon is stored on the first wireless hand held device; selecting the at least one profile icon for use as a first cursor during interaction of said first wireless hand held device with said at least one multimedia display during rendering of an event as data on said at least one multimedia display wherein the first cursor is displayed on the at least one multimedia display and wherein the person manipulates the wireless handheld device to thereby control the first cursor position; registering a second wireless handheld device with the controller wherein the at least one multimedia display is directly observable by a second person manipulating the second wireless handheld device wherein at least one additional profile icon is stored on the second wireless hand held device; selecting the at least one additional profile icon for use as a second cursor during interaction of said second wireless hand held device with said at least one multimedia display during rendering of the event wherein the second cursor is displayed on the at least one multimedia display and wherein the second person manipulates the second wireless handheld device to thereby control the position of the second cursor; changing the appearance of the first or second cursor such that the second cursor is visibly distinct from the first cursor; and providing supplemental data from at least one multimedia display and/or a remote database to said first or second wireless hand held device based on a selection of said data rendered on said at least one multimedia display marked by said first or second cursor utilizing said first or second wireless hand held device.