SIMPLE AUTOMATED POLLING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND OPINIONS OF PERSONS
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1. A method of capturing insights of persons relevant to products, services, political or sociological matters, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a question to a person located in or at a venue by use of an automated display in or at the venue, said display providing an attraction to said persons, said question requiring a single word response from the persons;
capturing the single word response from each of the persons by the automated display;
providing a plurality of said captured responses from said automated display into a database of collected responses;
aggregating said responses in said database to form characterized data relevant to said products, services, political or sociological matters; and
providing said characterized data to retailers, manufacturers, agencies and any other entity that may have an interest in the characterized data.
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Abstract
An automatic system and method for polling persons for their insights regarding products, services, political or sociological matters. The system and method are provided at or in a venue, wherein persons located at or in the venue are provided with a question that requires a one word response. The system and method automatically records the one word response, without human intervention, and process the responses to provide a database from which significant data can be mined.
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1. A method of capturing insights of persons relevant to products, services, political or sociological matters, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a question to a person located in or at a venue by use of an automated display in or at the venue, said display providing an attraction to said persons, said question requiring a single word response from the persons;
capturing the single word response from each of the persons by the automated display;
providing a plurality of said captured responses from said automated display into a database of collected responses;
aggregating said responses in said database to form characterized data relevant to said products, services, political or sociological matters; and
providing said characterized data to retailers, manufacturers, agencies and any other entity that may have an interest in the characterized data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 29)
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- 17. A system for capturing insights of persons relevant to products, services, political or sociological matters, said system comprising an automated display arranged for location in or at a venue and providing an attraction to persons within or at the venue, said automated display providing a perceptible question thereat, said question requiring a single word response from the persons, said display also being arranged for capturing the single word response from each of the persons and for providing a plurality of said captured responses into a database of collected responses, said system including means for aggregating said responses in said database to form a characterized data relevant to said products, services, political or sociological matters for provision to retailers, manufacturers, agencies and any other entity that may have an interest in the characterized data.
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