Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event
First Claim
1. A method for enabling interactive participation at a live entertainment event held at a live event venue and attended by a plurality of persons at said venue, at least a portion of said persons being participants employing a wireless interactive device having capability (i) to receive and transmit messages, (ii) accept input via a user input interface, and (iii) output messages to a user output interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a wireless communication system adapted to transmit and receive messages with said interactive device;
querying said participants to respond to at least one query with an answer entered through said user input interface and transmitted by said interactive device;
receiving answers entered by said participants;
transferring said answers to a central processor; and
processing said answers into results using said central processor.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provide interactive audience participation at live entertainment events. Enjoyment for a plurality of participants is enhanced. Participants employ wireless interactive devices that present a promotional message and include user input and output interfaces. Participants are queried, and enter answers via the user input interface. The answers are transmitted to a central processor, stored as participant data, and processed into results. A visual display or the user output interface announces the results to the participants.
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1. A method for enabling interactive participation at a live entertainment event held at a live event venue and attended by a plurality of persons at said venue, at least a portion of said persons being participants employing a wireless interactive device having capability (i) to receive and transmit messages, (ii) accept input via a user input interface, and (iii) output messages to a user output interface,
the method comprising the steps of: -
providing a wireless communication system adapted to transmit and receive messages with said interactive device;
querying said participants to respond to at least one query with an answer entered through said user input interface and transmitted by said interactive device;
receiving answers entered by said participants;
transferring said answers to a central processor; and
processing said answers into results using said central processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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49. A method for enabling interactive participation at a live entertainment event held at a live event venue and attended by a plurality of persons at said venue, at least a portion of said persons being participants employing a wireless interactive device having capability (i) to receive and transmit messages, (ii) accept input via a user input interface, and (iii) output messages to a user output interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a wireless communication system adapted to transmit and receive messages with said interactive device; and
querying said participants to respond to at least one query with an answer entered through said user input interface and transmitted by said interactive device.
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50. A system for enabling interactive participation at a live entertainment event held at a live event venue and attended by a plurality of persons at said venue, at least a portion of said persons being participants employing a wireless interactive device having capability (i) to receive and transmit messages, (ii) accept input via a user input interface, and (iii) output messages to a user output interface, the system comprising:
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a wireless communication means for transmitting and receiving messages with said interactive device;
means for querying said participants to respond to at least one query with an answer entered through said user input interface and transmitted by said interactive device;
means for processing into results said answers entered by said participants, received by said wireless communications system, and transferred to said central processor; and
means for announcing said results. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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