System and method for real-time viewer feedback to broadcast media
AssigneeTouched LLC
InventorsAndrew F.T. Aston, John A. Smid, Pao Yuan Chen
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AssigneeTouched LLC
InventorsAndrew F.T. Aston, John A. Smid, Pao Yuan Chen
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A system and method for real-time viewer feedback during a live broadcast for a large number of users communicating through smart phones, tablets, laptop computers or desktop computers. In response to a solicitation by the broadcast, the users provide information through an internet connection to a data-collecting server. A rendering software solution on a media server converts the information into synchronized fill and key channels resulting in an intelligent graphics file. The synchronized fill and key channels are communicated to a media mixer that also controls the live broadcast. The accumulated viewer information is presented as a graphic and integrated into the live broadcast in real time. Alternatively, the live broadcast is altered is some other way based on the accumulated information provided by the viewers.
A system for viewers of a live broadcast to submit information for graphical display in real time on the broadcast or to modify aspects of the broadcast, the system comprising:
A method for viewers of a live broadcast to submit information for graphical display in real time on the live broadcast or to modify aspects of the broadcast, the method comprising the steps of:
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