Ericsson Television Inc.

Goldpocket Interactive Inc.

Scott G Newnam

Izet Fraanje

Douglas Todd Neumann

Andrew J Borleske

Ronald Tache

Jennifer Newnam

A synchronization system and method coordinates the provision of interactive content provided in a broadcast signal and independently of a broadcast signal.

System and method for coordinating interactive television programs

An interactive Internet-based system and method provides a number of components that can be used to provide interactivity, including chat, polling, and trivia functionalities, particularly for use in enhancing other events, such as television programs.

System and method for creating interactive events

A system and method for interactive events relating to broadcast content, whether provided over the television, internet, or other means, provides messages that can be transmitted to different types of user devices, including personal computers, set top boxes, net top boxes, and wireless clients. The system can be used with personal recorders by recording interactive content for display with the broadcast when the recorder is used to play back the broadcast.

System and method for recording and playing back interactive content during a broadcast event

A method of using a communication network so that a large multitude of users may simultaneously compete in a skill-based contest includes identifying a large multitude of contestants; grouping the contestants into subsets according to group criteria; and matching contestants within the subsets into subcompetitions. The method also includes, for each subcompetition, presenting a competition task over the communications network to the contestants of the subcompetition; monitoring responses to the competition task from each subcompetition; and determining a subcompetition status of each contestant in the subcompetition; and grouping at least some of the contestants according to at least one of the group criteria or subcompetition status. One or more steps are repeated until there is a unique winner of the contest. The contest begins for all contestants at a fixed start time and converges to the unique winner in a fixed, short amount of time after the start time.

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