Apparatus and method for communicating over a distributed system of computers
OwnerMark Ograminventor
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Abstract
A communications system particularly suited for a distributed network of computers such as the World Wide Web or the Internet. Connected to the distributed network is a broadcast computer which simultaneously communicates two streams of video. The first stream of video is of entertainment content; the second stream of video contains commercial content. The receiver of the two streams has both streams displayed simultaneously and is able to select which stream's audio component is played to the user's computer's loudspeakers. In one embodiment of the invention, the user is also able to replace the commercial channel with another selected commercial channel.
Claims22
A communications system comprising:
- a) a distributed network for computers;
- b) a broadcast computer connected to said distributed network for computers, said broadcast computer having access to,
- 1) a first stream of video containing entertainment content, and,
- 2) a second stream of video containing commercial content;
- said broadcast computer having means for simultaneously communicating the first stream of video and the second stream of video to a remote computer via said distributed network for computers.
A broadcasting system comprising a broadcast computer connected to a distributed network of computers, said broadcast computer having means for simultaneously communicating a first stream of video and a second stream of video to a remote computer via said distributed network of computers.
A method of communicating entertainment content comprising the steps of:
- a) arranging a first stream of entertainment video and a second stream of video, said second stream of video being substantially of commercial content;
- and,
- b) simultaneously communicating the first stream of entertainment video and the second stream of video to a remote computer via a distributed network of computers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.