System and method for accessing through wireless internet access points information or services related to broadcast programs

A method, used in conjunction with a wireless device, for retrieving in real-time one or a plurality of hyperlinks related to a topic selected during a broadcast of a program on a channel, said method comprising:

• responsive to a command that selected the topic during the broadcast of the program on the channel, sending a first request for retrieving a universal-time and an address of a server associated with the channel, said first request being directed to a wireless internet gateway connected to the server via a communication network, said universal-time pertaining to when the command was performed;
• receiving the universal-time and the address of the server from the wireless internet gateway in response to the first request;
• sending a second request to the server via the wireless internet gateway using the received address of the server, for retrieving the one or a plurality of hyperlinks related to the selected topic, said second request transmitting to the server the received universal-time from which the one or plurality of hyperlinks may be determined by the server;
• retrieving the one or plurality of hyperlinks from the server via the wireless internet gateway;
• and
• recording the retrieved one or plurality of hyperlinks,
• wherein said sending the first request, said receiving the universal-time and the address of the server, said sending the second request, said retrieving the one or plurality of hyperlinks, and said recording the retrieved one or plurality of hyperlinks are performed by the wireless device.

A system comprising a wireless device, said wireless device adapted to operate in conjunction with a method for retrieving in real-time one or a plurality of hyperlinks related to a topic selected during a broadcast of a program on a channel, said method comprising:

• responsive to a command that selected the topic during the broadcast of the program on the channel, sending a first request for retrieving a universal-time and an address of a server associated with the channel, said first request being directed to a wireless internet gateway connected to the server via a communication network, said universal-time pertaining to when the command was performed;
• receiving the universal-time and the address of the server from the wireless internet gateway in response to the first request;
• sending a second request to the server via the wireless internet gateway using the received address of the server, for retrieving the one or a plurality of hyperlinks related to the selected topic, said second request transmitting to the server the received universal-time from which the one or plurality of hyperlinks may be determined by the server;
• retrieving the one or plurality of hyperlinks from the server via the wireless internet gateway;
• and
• recording the retrieved one or plurality of hyperlinks,
• wherein said sending the first request, said receiving the universal-time and the address of the server, said sending the second request, said retrieving the one or plurality of hyperlinks, and said recording the retrieved one or plurality of hyperlinks are performed by the wireless device.

A method, used in conjunction with a wireless internet gateway, for retrieving in real-time one or a plurality of hyperlinks related to a topic selected during a broadcast of a program on a channel, said method comprising:

• responsive to a first request received by the wireless internet gateway from a wireless device for a universal-time and an address of a server associated with the channel, retrieving the universal-time from a system adapted to determine the universal-time, identifying the address of the server, and sending the retrieved universal-time and the identified address of the server to the wireless device, said universal-time pertaining to when a command selecting the topic during the broadcast of the program on the channel was performed, said wireless internet gateway being connected to the server via a communication network;
• and
• after sending the retrieved universal-time and the identified address of the server to the wireless device, and responsive thereafter to a second request received by the wireless internet gateway from the wireless device for retrieving the one or a plurality of hyperlinks from the server using the address of the server, retrieving the one or plurality of hyperlinks from the server and transmitting the retrieved one or plurality of hyperlinks to the wireless device,
• wherein said retrieving the universal-time, said identifying the address of the server, said sending the universal-time and the address of the server are performed by the wireless internet, and said retrieving the one or plurality of hyperlinks are performed by the wireless internet gateway.

A system comprising a wireless internet gateway, said wireless internet gateway adapted to operate in conjunction with a method for retrieving in real-time one or a plurality of hyperlinks related to a topic selected during a broadcast of a program on a channel, said method comprising:

• responsive to a first request received by the wireless internet gateway from a wireless device for a universal-time and an address of a server associated with the channel, retrieving the universal-time from a system adapted to determine the universal-time, identifying the address of the server, and sending the retrieved universal-time and the identified address of the server to the wireless device, said universal-time pertaining to when a command selecting the topic during the broadcast of the program on the channel was performed, said wireless internet gateway being connected to the server via a communication network;
• and
• after sending the retrieved universal-time and the identified address of the server to the wireless device, and responsive thereafter to a second request received by the wireless internet gateway from the wireless device for retrieving the one or a plurality of hyperlinks from the server using the address of the server, retrieving the one or plurality of hyperlinks from the server and transmitting the retrieved one or plurality of hyperlinks to the wireless device,
• wherein said retrieving the universal-time, said identifying the address of the server, said sending the universal-time and the address of the server are performed by the wireless internet, and said retrieving the one or plurality of hyperlinks are performed by the wireless internet gateway.