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PARTICIPANT RESPONSE SYSTEM WITH FACILITATED COMMUNICATIONS BANDWIDTH

  • US 20100315994A1
  • Filed: 01/10/2008
  • Published: 12/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In a participant response system comprising at least one host computer and a plurality of wireless, remote units communicating wirelessly with said host computer using a radio packet protocol, a method of reducing communications bandwidth during transmission of data messages between said host computer and said remote units, said method comprising:

  • bundling data messages destined for substantially all remote units in general broadcast frames and transmitting said general broadcast frames to all of said remote units for processing by said remote units;

    transmitting data messages destined for one or more selected remote units in message frames addressed to said one or more selected remote units asynchronously; and

    transmitting data messages from remote units destined for said host computer in message frames asynchronously.

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