Method and system for collecting event attendee information
First Claim
1. A method of collecting and disseminating certain visitor point of contact information regarding visitors of an event, comprising:
- providing certain visitor information for input into a data server,obtaining a bar code image of an identification tag with a hand held wireless data collector;
extracting an identification code from the bar code image;
sending the identification code to said data server; and
transferring said certain visitor information from said data server to said hand held wireless data collector based on said identification code for display by said hand held wireless data collector.
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Abstract
A method and system for a user to collect point of contact information for one or more event attendees, in which identification information associated with an attendee is scanned and transmitted to a data server. More particularly, a method and system is provided for a user to scan a bar code on a visitor identification badge and extract an identification code which can be sent to a data server in order to obtain certain visitor information associated with the identification code. The user can access the data server to obtain the information associated with the user'"'"'s data collection activity which can stored on the data server such as the information on each scanned visitor badge and associated visitor information, as well as time and location of the data capture.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of collecting and disseminating certain visitor point of contact information regarding visitors of an event, comprising:
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providing certain visitor information for input into a data server, obtaining a bar code image of an identification tag with a hand held wireless data collector; extracting an identification code from the bar code image; sending the identification code to said data server; and transferring said certain visitor information from said data server to said hand held wireless data collector based on said identification code for display by said hand held wireless data collector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of collecting and disseminating certain visitor point of contact information regarding visitors of an event, comprising:
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obtaining a bar code image of an identification tag with a hand held wireless data collector; extracting an identification code from the bar code image; sending the identification code and data collection device activity information to said data server; and transmitting certain visitor information from a data server to said hand held wireless data collector, wherein said certain visitor information is associated with said identification code. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A hand held wireless data collector for collecting point of contact information comprising:
a data input, a processor, a memory, a display, a transmitter, and a receiver;
wherein the data input includes a camera for receiving visual information, and wherein the processor comprises programming to extract an identification code from the visual information, to store the identification code in memory, to transmit said identification code to a data server, and to receive control commands from the data input.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data server for use with at least one data collection device for collecting point of contact information comprising:
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at least one data server comprising a data input, a processor, a memory, a user input, a display, a transmitter, and a receiver;
wherein the data server processor comprises programming to receive and store certain visitor information, to receive an identification code from a hand held wireless data collector;at least a portion of said certain visitor information to said hand held wireless data collector, wherein said certain visitor information is associated with said identification code, and to provide at least a portion of said certain visitor information to a user through a web portal.
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