Electronic Contact and Media Distribution System
First Claim
1. An electronic information distribution system comprising:
- an attendee handheld computing device;
an exhibitor data exchange system including an exhibitor computing device and a wireless communication unit;
a database configured to contain database records, the database records including database records related to an owner of the attendee handheld computing device and database records related to a registered user of the exhibitor data exchange system;
wherein the attendee handheld computing device is configured to exchange information with the wireless communication unit via a wireless communications link, thereby forming a link in the database between at least one record related to the owner of the attendee handheld computing device and at least one record related to the registered user of the exhibitor data exchange system.
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Abstract
An electronic information distribution system, and methods of use are disclosed. The system includes an attendee handheld computing device and an exhibitor data exchange system including an exhibitor computing device and a wireless communication unit. The system also includes a database configured to contain database records, the database records including database records related to an owner of the attendee handheld computing device and database records related to a registered user of the exhibitor data exchange system. The attendee handheld computing device is configured to exchange information with the wireless communication unit via a wireless communications link, thereby forming a link in the database between at least one record related to the owner of the attendee handheld computing device and at least one record related to the registered user of the exhibitor data exchange system.
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34 Claims
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1. An electronic information distribution system comprising:
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an attendee handheld computing device; an exhibitor data exchange system including an exhibitor computing device and a wireless communication unit; a database configured to contain database records, the database records including database records related to an owner of the attendee handheld computing device and database records related to a registered user of the exhibitor data exchange system; wherein the attendee handheld computing device is configured to exchange information with the wireless communication unit via a wireless communications link, thereby forming a link in the database between at least one record related to the owner of the attendee handheld computing device and at least one record related to the registered user of the exhibitor data exchange system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of distributing information at an event, the method comprising:
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generating a record of exhibitor information including contact information and electronic literature or media; wirelessly distributing a link to the exhibitor information at the event, in response to a wireless request from an attendee handheld computing device; wirelessly receiving information about an event attendee from the attendee handheld computing device; and accessing, via a web portal, an event attendee contact information organization system containing information about the event attendee. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of collecting exhibitor information at an event, the method comprising:
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receiving an attendee handheld computing device; linking the attendee handheld computing device to an attendee record; orienting the attendee handheld computing device toward a wireless communication unit of an exhibitor data exchange system; activating the attendee handheld computing device, thereby exchanging information with the exhibitor data exchange system; and accessing, via a web portal, product literature or media related to an event exhibitor associated with the exhibitor data exchange system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An information network for accessing and managing a plurality of media and contact information exchanged at an event environment between a plurality of event participants, the network comprising:
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a database containing an allocated memory space for each event participant to store media and contact information; and one or more database servers; wherein the event participants can access and organize media and contact information by accessing the one or more database servers with a general purpose computing device running an instance of a Web-based software application. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of providing equipment for electronic literature distribution in an event environment, the method comprising:
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providing a remote database configured to store exhibitor information and attendee information; providing a plurality of data exchange devices to a plurality of exhibitors, each of the plurality of data exchange devices communicatively connected to the remote database; charging each of the plurality of exhibitors a fee related to the data exchange devices provided to that exhibitor, the fee based on a number of expected attendees at the event, each data exchange device including a display and an optical interface; providing, at no cost to attendees, a personal communication device to each of a plurality of attendees of the event, the personal communication devices configured to communicate with each of the plurality of data exchange devices via an optical interface; providing a kiosk useable by the attendees to associate the personal communication device with personal information of that attendee, the kiosk communicatively connected to the remote database and configured to transmit the personal information of each of the attendees to the remote database; hosting a Web application accessible to the plurality of exhibitors and the attendees, the Web application providing access to information exchanged between the personal communication device associated with an attendee and the plurality of data exchange devices to the attendee. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method of validating sales leads collected using an event electronic literature distribution system, the method comprising:
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providing access to electronic content in a database to an event attendee, the electronic content including content associated with an event exhibitor; detecting accesses of the electronic content by the event attendee; logging the accesses of the electronic content by the event attendee in an access log; generating a report describing at least a portion of the access log; transmitting the report to the event exhibitor. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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