Abstract: A system and method for immersive companion device responsive to being associated with a defined situation is disclosed. The system has at least one embedded computer system. The embedded computer system further contains a unique identifier, a communication interface and a set of active instructions. The system also has at least one input interface device configured to communicate with the embedded computer system to determine proximity to a defined situation and to enable additional features to be performed by the embedded computer system when associated with the defined situation.

Abstract: This invention pertains to the field of local and remote play, recording and playback of end-unit control commands, and video, audio and text data, in standalone, local with or without network connection, one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many sessions which can be recorded and replayed over networks in centrally located server architectures or peer-to-peer networks or a combination of both types of architectures simultaneously.