Patent ID: 7864956

Claim:
A method of processing signals at a receiver station having a computer, at least one processor, and at least one output device to communicate at least one of a solution and a recommendation to a subscriber, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a first information transmission including at least one control signal; detecting a first control signal in the information transmission and passing said detected first control signal to said computer; controlling said computer, based on said first control signal, to perform the following functions: accessing data of at least one of a specific subscriber problem and a specific subscriber interest; generating at least a portion of at least one of a solution, a recommendation, and an analysis by processing said accessed data; and generating a second control signal based on said at least one of said solution, said recommendation, and said analysis; controlling said receiver station, based on said generated second control signal, to perform the following functions: selecting a second information transmission including programming; selecting said programming from said second information transmission; and directing at least a portion of said programming to said at least one processor and said at least one output device; controlling said receiver station, based on said second control signal, to perform the following: selecting at least a portion of said at least one said solution, said recommendation, and said analysis; selecting receiver specific generally applicable at least one of Ëœ video, audio, and print information; and communicating said selected at least one of video, audio and print information to said at least one output device; outputting only a portion of said received programming at said receiver station; and explaining said at least one of said solution, said recommendation, and said analysis in said outputted only said portion of said received programming.