Two-way PDA, laptop and cell phone audience response system
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1. An audience participation system comprising:
- a plurality of participant two-way communication devices;
at least one presenter two-way communication device; and
a central server and wireless LAN managing communications between the participant and presenter devices, wherein the system provides real-time audience participation and real-time generation and display of results.
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Abstract
A two-way PDA, cell phone and laptop audience participation system providing the ability for real-time audience participation in questions and surveys and for real-time generation and display of results. A plurality of two-way wireless communication devices such as PDAs, cellphones or laptops are provided for use by participants at an event. At least one two-way wireless communication device, such as a wireless tablet, is provided for use by a presenter. Communications are between the presenter and participants are managed by a central server, wireless access points and routers.
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1. An audience participation system comprising:
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a plurality of participant two-way communication devices;
at least one presenter two-way communication device; and
a central server and wireless LAN managing communications between the participant and presenter devices, wherein the system provides real-time audience participation and real-time generation and display of results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An audience participation system comprising:
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a plurality of participant two-way communication devices selected from a group consisting of PDAs, laptops and cellphones, the participant devices comprising;
means for displaying surveys and questions, collecting survey results and answers to the questions from participants, and communicating the survey results and answers; and
means for collecting questions from participants and communicating the collected questions;
at least one presenter two-way communication device comprising;
means for receiving the survey results and answers from the participant devices, and aggregating and displaying the results and answers in real time; and
means for receiving the questions from the participant devices and displaying the questions in real time; and
a central server and wireless LAN managing communications between the participant and presenter devices.
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20. A method for facilitating participation in an event having a plurality of participants and a presenter comprising:
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providing participant two-way communication devices that are custom-configured for the event;
providing a presenter two-way communication device that is custom-configured for the event;
sending questions and surveys to the participant devices;
obtaining and sending survey results and answers to the questions from the participant devices to the presenter device in real time;
obtaining and sending questions from the participant devices to the presenter device;
aggregating and displaying the answers and survey results in real time with the presenter device; and
displaying the questions from the participant devices in real time with the presenter device.
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