Method and apparatus for disconnected chat room lurking in an interactive television environment
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Apr 24, 2003
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Sep 12, 2002
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Sep 12, 2001
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A chat room is broadcast in an interactive television environment for lurking 'in' a chat room, without the need for establishing a back channel connection. The present invention provides a mode of chat room broadcasting and communication that can be easily handled by a client device, typically a set top box (STB) processor, an interactive television server and its subscriber clients. The present invention broadcasts chat rooms to clients who may either connect through a back channel to participate in a chat room or simply lurk, that is, to watch the chat room content and discussion in the broadcast without participating or registering in the chat room.
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