WO2001039506A3 - System and method for synchronizing online activities with broadcast programming - Google Patents

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WO2001039506A3
WO2001039506A3 PCT/US2000/042248 US0042248W WO0139506A3 WO 2001039506 A3 WO2001039506 A3 WO 2001039506A3 US 0042248 W US0042248 W US 0042248W WO 0139506 A3 WO0139506 A3 WO 0139506A3
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A system allows large numbers of users to engage in on-line, multi-user shows that are synchronized to broadcasts of prerecorded or live shows and also simultaneously aggregates user input from such shows and feeds it back into the broadcast. First, a user launches client application on an Internet-accessible platform. The client application connects to a multi-user server system. This multi-user server system allows all of the concurrent users to engage in a single multi-user, on-line activity that can run independently or in synchronization with a broadcast. The multi-user server system is also capable of running numerous on-line activities simultaneously, each of which can be synchronized to a separate broadcast. As the users interact with the on-line activities, the multi-user server system can aggregate data relating to the users or their actions, save this data in a database, and feed this back into the broadcast. The multi-user server system also includes the ability to send messages to all the users or specific groups of users, adjust the synchronization of the on-line shows, schedule on-line shows, and create scripts for running the shows in synchronization with the broadcasts.
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