computer hardware and computer software for providing access to on-line databases and to serve as a gateway to other on-line systems; electronic apparatus for use with a television for receiving information and sending information in response to the received information, namely remote controllers, hand held controllers, television decoders, television set top converters, modems, printers, facsimile machines, electronic devices capable of sending and/or receiving an infrared signal for communicating data, and related software and manuals distributed therewith; electronic program authoring system, namely software which facilitates the development of interactive programming whereby viewers respond to questions relating to television programming and manuals distributed therewith; electronic data insertion systems, namely electronic hardware for synchronizing and inserting interactive data into a television signal, and related software and manuals distributed therewith

providing interactive television programming which allows a participant to register a response to a prompt