公开(公告)号：US6134531A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-17

申请号：US937333

申请日：1997-09-24

Applicant: Glenn Trewitt ,  David R. Jefferson ,  Raymond Paul Stata ,  Edward M. Gould

Inventor： Glenn Trewitt ,  David R. Jefferson ,  Raymond Paul Stata ,  Edward M. Gould

IPC: H04H1/00 ,  H04H20/38 ,  H04H60/82 ,  G06F19/00

CPC classification number: H04H20/38 ,  G06Q30/0203 ,  G06Q30/0204 ,  H04H20/18 ,  H04H60/82

Abstract: A computerized method enables an audience to synchronously interact with a broadcast program in realtime. A broadcast clock of a broadcast system is synchronized to a standard time. A server clock of a server computer is synchronized to the standard time using a network timing protocol. A client computer clock of a client computer is synchronized to the server clock. The program is broadcast synchronously to the broadcast clock. Web pages are provided by the server computer to the client computer. Responses generated by the client computer are time-stamped according to the synchronized time of the client computer so that the responses can be time-correlated to segments of the program.

Abstract translation: 计算机化方法使得观众能够实时地与广播节目同步地交互。 广播系统的广播时钟与标准时间同步。 使用网络定时协议将服务器计算机的服务器时钟同步到标准时间。 客户端计算机的客户端计算机时钟与服务器时钟同步。 该节目与广播时钟同步地广播。 网页由服务器计算机提供给客户端计算机。 由客户端计算机生成的响应根据客户端计算机的同步时间进行时间戳，以便响应可以与程序段的时间相关。

公开(公告)号：US6151629A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-21

申请号：US033183

申请日：1998-03-02

Applicant: Glenn Trewitt

Inventor： Glenn Trewitt

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/12 ,  G06F15/16

CPC classification number: H04L29/12254 ,  H04L12/2856 ,  H04L12/2872 ,  H04L61/2038 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L12/58

Abstract: A computerized method is provided for connecting a remote computer to a local area network (LAN) via the Internet. An identification is sent to a gateway of a local area network using a publicly accessible communications network, either by a user or by a modem of the remote computer. The gateway uses the sent identification to index a database and read a profile record specifying an Internet Service Provider. The gateway makes a request of the specified Internet Service Provider to assign an IP address. Upon receiving the assigned IP address, the gateway sends a mail message including the Internet address to a mailbox at a mailbox address specified in the indexed profile record. The user of the remote computer reads the mail message to obtain the IP address, and the dynamically assigned IP address can then be used to connect the remote computer to a local area network (LAN) via the Internet.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于经由因特网将远程计算机连接到局域网（LAN）的计算机化方法。 由用户或远程计算机的调制解调器使用可公共访问的通信网络将标识发送到局域网的网关。 网关使用发送的标识来索引数据库，并读取指定Internet服务提供商的配置文件记录。 网关请求指定的Internet服务提供商分配IP地址。 在收到分配的IP地址后，网关会将包含Internet地址的邮件消息发送到索引配置文件记录中指定的邮箱地址的邮箱。 远程计算机的用户读取邮件消息以获取IP地址，然后可以使用动态分配的IP地址将远程计算机通过Internet连接到局域网（LAN）。