Appeal 2006-3117
Application 09/732,498
The Invention
Appellants invented a method and system for collecting and recording
navigation and transaction data relating to customer’s use of interactive
television. (Specification 1).
An understanding of the invention can be derived from exemplary
independent claims 1 and 14, which read as follows:
1. A system for obtaining data regarding customer use of interactive
television, comprising:
at least one application server including at least one application
program where the at least one application program is transmitted to users
via at least one broadcast center;
a communications satellite, where the communications satellite
receives transmissions from the at least one broadcast center;
a plurality of satellite dishes that receive the at least one application
programs via the communications satellite, where each satellite dish
transmits signals to a integrated receiver/decoder (IRD), where the IRD may
transmit signals via a modem;
at least one graphic user interface (GUI) provided for each IRD, where
the at least one GUI enables users to interact with and input data to the at
least one application program, where the IRD includes callback functionality
and flash memory;
a data log of user transactions and navigation activity, said data
residing in the flash memory;
at least one communications server for receiving any callback
functionality including data;
at least one interactive server where the at least one interactive server
receives signals from the at least one communication server, wherein the at
least one interactive server encapsulates the data into an appropriate protocol
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