Communication systems and methods
OwnerJack K. Zhanginventor
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide an efficient system for communicating with a broadcast audience. To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, there is a method for a system having a transmitter (811) that broadcasts a first signal (450). The method comprises receiving the first signal (450); decoding (810) the first signal into the second signal (659), the second signal being human perceptible; decoding the first signal into the third signal (660), the third signal being digital; receiving an input from a user (712), after the decoding steps (802); generating the fourth signal (806), responsive to the input (712); generating a fifth signal (750) by appending the fourth signal (806) to the third signal (660); and sending the fifth signal (750).
Claims28
A method for a system having a transmitter that broadcasts a first signal, the method comprising:
- receiving the first signal;
- decoding the first signal into a second signal, the second signal being human perceptible;
- decoding the first signal into a third signal, the third signal being digital;
- receiving an input from a user, after the decoding steps;
- generating a fourth signal, responsive to the input;
- generating a fifth signal by appending the fourth signal to the third signal;
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- sending the fifth signal.
A processing system for a system having a transmitter that broadcasts a first signal, the processing system comprising:
- a receiver that receives the first signal;
- a decoder that decodes the first signal into a second signal, the second signal being human perceptible, and decodes the first signal into a third signal, the third signal being digital;
- a user interface that can generate 2 values in response to manipulation by the user;
- a signal generator that generates a fourth signal, responsive to the input, and a fifth signal by appending the fourth signal to the third signal;
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- a transmitter that transmits the fifth signal.
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