A Method and apparatus for utilizing a coded audio/video signal to conduct
commerce over the Internet. Broadcast information is broadcast from a
remote location on a secondary network containing video over the
secondary network to a location thereon proximate the location of the
user PC. Unique information is encoded in the broadcast information
representative of a location on the primary network of the remote node.
The broadcast information is received and displayed on a video display at
the location on the secondary network proximate the user PC. The user PC
is connected to the remote node utilizing the unique information, and in
accordance thereto, in response to receiving the unique information
encoded within the broadcast information broadcast over the secondary
network. The user is prompted to interface with the user PC by displaying
a video image on the video display at approximately the same time as
broadcast of the unique information over the secondary network in
association with the broadcast information.