| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for providing digital services in a peer-to-peer environment in which broadband back-channel communications from a client to a central server and broadband peer-to-peer (client-to-client) communications are not available. A plain old telephone service (POTS) is utilized to enable relatively slow modems associated with client set top boxes to communicate latency tolerant information with one another at relatively low data rates. An application is broadcast from a head end server to client device subscribers. The application creates or includes a data structure comprising a state for an interactive game, bulletin board or other application in which a number of users are interested in being apprised of changes to the data structure representing the game or bulletin board. |
