摘要 |
<p>A decentralized network for the high-quality transmission or live or prerecorded interactive Internet-based programs such as shows, classes, and meetings to a virtually unlimited number of clients (16) any place in the world. At least one bi-directional repeater/aggregator (12) communicates between a server (10) and one or more clients (12) for (1) receiving the program content from the server (10) over the communication pipe and re-broadcasting the content to a plurality of clients (12), and (2) aggregating data from the plurality of clients (12) and sending a composite thereof to the server (10) over the communication pipe.</p> |