Interactive computer system for providing an interactive presentation with personalized video, audio and graphics responses for multiple viewers

An interactive computer work station for presenting an integrated multimedia interactive presentation, comprising:

• a receiver, for receiving a common video signal and a plurality of different video signals, wherein at least one of either the common video or the different video signals has embedded data commands, the data commands comprising branching codes and trigger points;
• a means for displaying an integrated audio, graphics and video presentation, the presentation comprising a common audio and the common video signal, and at predetermined times, at least two selectable user options;
• a means, connected to the receiver, for extracting data commands;
• a means for interacting with the integrated presentation, wherein the user selects a selectable user option;
• a means, connected to the interaction and extracting means, for determining an appropriate personalized feedback response, wherein the feedback response may consist of one of the video signals, audio and graphics segments and the selected feedback response is based on one or more user selected options and the branching codes, whereby the feedback responses occur at predetermined trigger points, whereby the trigger point initiates the selection of the personalized response corresponding to an interactive even for presentation to the subscriber;
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• a means, connected to the determination means, for presenting the appropriate personalized feedback response to the viewer and seamlessly switching between the video signals to create a visually transparent segway between the video signals, wherein the appropriate personalized feedback response may occur immediately after user selection or at a later predetermined time in the integrated presentation.

An interactive computer work station for presenting an integrated multimedia interactive presentation, comprising:

• a means for receiving interactive programming, the interactive programming comprising a plurality of video signals and audio signals;
• a viewer interface for receiving viewer entries;
• a microprocessor, connected to the viewer interface, for selecting one of the video and audio signals, and the selection of the video and audio signals is based on the branching codes and the received viewer entries;
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• a means, connected to the microprocessor, for presenting the selected video and audio signal to the viewer, wherein the switch to the selected video signal is seamless thereby creating a visually transparent segway between the video signals.

A live interactive programming system, comprising:

• an interactive computer workstation for receiving live interactive programming, the live interactive programming comprising a plurality of video signals, audio signals, and branching codes, the workstation comprising:
• a viewer interface for receiving viewer entries;
• a microprocessor, connected to the viewer interface, for selecting one of the video and audio signals and directing a switch to the selected video and audio signals at a predetermined time, the selection of the video and audio signals and the predetermined time of each selection a function of the branching codes and the received viewer entries;
• a means, connected to the microprocessor, for switching to the selected video signal, wherein the switch is seamless thereby creating a visually transparent segway between the video signals;
• a means for displaying the selected video signal;
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• a means for playing the selected audio signal.

A live interactive digital programming system, comprising:

• an interactive computer workstation for receiving live interactive programming, the live interactive programming comprising a plurality of digitally compressed video, audio, branching codes and graphics signals, the workstation comprising:
• a viewer interface for receiving viewer entries;
• a microprocessor, connected to the viewer interface, for selecting one of the video and audio signals and directing a switch to the selected video and audio signals at a predetermined time, the selection of the video and audio signals and the predetermined time of each selection a function of the branching codes and the received viewer entries, wherein the switch to the selected video signal is seamless so as to create a visually transparent segway between video signals;
• a demultiplexer, for demultiplexing the selected video and audio signals;
• a decompressor/decoder, connected to the demultiplexer for decompressing the demultiplexed selected video and audio signals;
• a means for displaying the selected video signal;
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• a means for playing the selected audio signal.

A method for presenting an integrated multimedia interactive presentation on a interactive computer work station, comprising the steps of:

• receiving an integrated audio, graphics and video presentation, the presentation comprising a common audio and a plurality of video signals, and at predetermined times, at least two selectable user options;
• interacting with the integrated presentation, wherein the user selects a selectable user option;
• determining an appropriate personalized feedback response, wherein the feedback response may consist of video, audio and graphics segments and the selected feedback response is based on one or more user selected options;
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• presenting the appropriate personalized feedback response to the viewer and seamlessly switching between the video signals to create a visually transparent segway between the video signals, wherein the appropriate personalized feedback response may occur immediately after user selection or at a later predetermined time in the integrated presentation.

A method for presenting an integrated multimedia interactive presentation on an interactive computer work station, comprising:

• receiving a common video signal and a plurality of different video signals, wherein at least one of the video signals has embedded data commands, the data commands comprising branching codes and trigger points;
• a means for displaying an integrated audio, graphics and video presentation, the presentation comprising a common audio and the common video signal, and at predetermined times, at least two selectable user options;
• extracting data commands;
• interacting with the integrated presentation, wherein the user selects a selectable user option;
• determining an appropriate personalized feedback response, wherein the feedback response may consist of video, audio and graphics segments and the selected feedback response is based on one or more user selected options and the branching codes, whereby the feedback responses occur at predetermined trigger points, whereby the trigger point initiates the selection of the personalized response corresponding to an interactive even for presentation to the subscriber;
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• presenting the appropriate personalized feedback response to the viewer and seamlessly switching between the video signals to create a transparent segway between the video signals, wherein the appropriate personalized feedback response may occur immediately after user selection or at a later predetermined time in the integrated presentation.

An interactive computer work station for presenting an integrated multimedia interactive presentation, comprising:

• a television, wherein the television receives an integrated multimedia program, the program containing a common video signal and a plurality of different video signals, wherein at least one of the video signals has data commands, comprising:
• a means for displaying an integrated audio, graphics and video presentation, the presentation comprising a common audio and the common video signal, and at predetermined times, at least two selectable user options;
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• an interactive computer workstation, operably connected to the television set, comprising:
• a means for receiving the integrated multimedia program;
• a means, connected to the receiving means, for extracting data commands from at least one of the video signals, wherein the data commands comprise branching codes;
• a means for interacting with the integrated presentation, wherein the user selects a selectable user option;
• a microprocessor, connected to the interaction and extracting means, for determining an appropriate personalized feedback response based on one or more user selected options and the branching codes, wherein if at least part of the response includes switching to a selected video signal, the switch to the selected video signal is seamless in order to create visually transparent segway between video signals;
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• a means, connected to the determination means, for sending commands to the television set to present on the display monitor the appropriate personalized feedback response for the viewer.

A computer network for presenting an integrated multimedia interactive presentation, comprising:

• a video server, wherein the video server stores and processes interactive programs, comprising:
• means for transmitting the interactive programs;
• at least one interactive computer workstation, connected to the video server, comprising:
• a means for receiving the interactive program, the interactive program comprising a common audio and common video signal and a plurality of different video signals, and at predetermined times, at least two selectable user options;
• a means for interacting with the integrated presentation, wherein the user selects a selectable user option;
• a means, connected to the interaction means, for determining an appropriate personalized feedback response, wherein the feedback response may consist of video, audio and graphics segments and the selected feedback response is based on one or more user selected options;
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• a means, connected to the determination means, for presenting the appropriate personalized feedback response to the viewer and seamlessly switching between the video signals to create a visually transparent segway between the video signals, wherein the appropriate personalized feedback response may occur immediately after user selection or at a later predetermined time in the integrated presentation.