WO2002031627A3 - System for providing sales information via interactive digital data streams - Google Patents

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WO2002031627A3
WO2002031627A3 PCT/US2001/032020 US0132020W WO0231627A3 WO 2002031627 A3 WO2002031627 A3 WO 2002031627A3 US 0132020 W US0132020 W US 0132020W WO 0231627 A3 WO0231627 A3 WO 0231627A3
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sales agent
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data streams
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Kevin M Liga
Frank P Deo
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Actv Inc
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Abstract

A virtual sales agent program (18) is provided to users via the functionality of interactive television (10) programming technology, enhanced television systems which present retrieved Internet information (28) and content, and expert based programming systems. The virtual sales agent segments (18) are part of the same transmission stream (4) which broadcasts an associated commercial message. The content signals, comprising both the commercial and virtual sales agent segments, are converted into digital format for transmission. An encoder combines the various digital content signals, which may include video (22), audio, graphics, text (20), and data signals, including Uniform Resource Locators for direction to Internet content (28), into a reduced number of data streams (4) for transmission. Using a multiple-choice controller (348), a user responds to information presentations or interrogatory messages. The various information segments in the various content signals preferably relate in real-time and content so that an interactive conversation can occur as the content signal is played back and the user responds.
PCT/US2001/032020 2000-10-13 2001-10-13 System for providing sales information via interactive digital data streams WO2002031627A2 (en)

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EP01979782A EP1334420A4 (en) 2000-10-13 2001-10-13 System for providing sales information via interactive digital data streams
CA002420668A CA2420668A1 (en) 2000-10-13 2001-10-13 System for providing sales information via interactive digital data streams
AU2002211707A AU2002211707A1 (en) 2000-10-13 2001-10-13 System for providing sales information via interactive digital data streams

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US09/687,866 2000-10-13

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