Patent attributes
An interactive, program-controlled, enterprise management system for selective access to operation, design, delivery and control of TCP/IP data over an interactive global communications network. The system comprises, for instance, a publisher module for creating content on the network including live events and uploading of video-on-demand programming; a single director module for controlling access to, and managing viewing of, the network content in real-time or live, including management of the live events with selective control over creation and management of slides, polling and on-line chat; an engineer module for controlling network infrastructure including encoders and media servers, real-time network status and access to any open trouble tickets on the network; and an administrator module for managing the viewer database, testing database, usage reports, billing and analytics.