Management of the flow of persons in relation to centers of crowd concentration
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1. A method of managing the movement persons from a defined first location area comprising:
- a. communicating with persons, selectively through a wireless medium, and more selectively through a cellular telephone in connection with departure from a first location;
b. permitting application through an entry of a request on the communication medium, selectively a cellular telephone, for an allocation of a space or time for leaving a designated first location including the steps of;
i. receiving an input from a person at a remote first location, the input being communicated to a central computer for regulating the numbers of persons at a first location relative to persons being directed to at a second location;
ii. permitting the receiving of a response by the persons remotely about available times for the departing from a first location; and
iii. permitting the person to effect a selection of one of the departure times; and
c. employing an input, preferably keying, operation through the cellular telephone to provide for permitting the departure from the first location.
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Abstract
A method and system for the loading of patrons at multiple attractions at an entertainment includes the first-in first-out line and a priority based line. A cellular telephone is used to obtain and claim priority status. In other forms different priorities are established based on where, when and the number of priority spaces required. Different hierarchies are established for computer controlling the different lines for multiple attractions in the entertainment environment. The system and method also provide for moving people from an area of concentration to other locations.
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1. A method of managing the movement persons from a defined first location area comprising:
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a. communicating with persons, selectively through a wireless medium, and more selectively through a cellular telephone in connection with departure from a first location;
b. permitting application through an entry of a request on the communication medium, selectively a cellular telephone, for an allocation of a space or time for leaving a designated first location including the steps of;
i. receiving an input from a person at a remote first location, the input being communicated to a central computer for regulating the numbers of persons at a first location relative to persons being directed to at a second location;
ii. permitting the receiving of a response by the persons remotely about available times for the departing from a first location; and
iii. permitting the person to effect a selection of one of the departure times; and
c. employing an input, preferably keying, operation through the cellular telephone to provide for permitting the departure from the first location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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