摘要 |
The present invention is directed to a system and method for enabling a radio auditor or a television viewer to have access to complementary information related to a broadcast program received in real-time. A person receiving a broadcast program can select, simply by pressing a reserved key on a wireless device, one or a plurality of topics or sequences drawing his or her attention; and can access, immediately, or at a later time, through a Wireless Internet Gateway, additional information on the Web related to the selected topics or sequences. The system is based on the synchronization according to a same universal-time (such as for example, the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) or the Global Positioning System (GPS) time) of: the local time used in the broadcast station, and the local time used in the Wireless Internet Gateways (i.e., wireless internet access points, or " hotspots").
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