TECHNIQUES FOR ENABLING ANONYMOUS INTERACTIVE SURVEYS AND POLLING
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system from a respondent, one or more responses to a survey or poll;
communicating, by the computer system, the one or more responses to an administrator of the survey or poll, wherein the identity of the respondent is kept anonymous; and
enabling, by the computer system, the administrator to interactively communicate with the respondent regarding the one or more responses while keeping the identity of the respondent anonymous.
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Abstract
Techniques for enabling interactive (e.g., two-way) electronic communication between survey/polling administrators and anonymous survey/polling respondents. In one set of embodiments, a user (e.g., respondent) can access and provide responses to a particular survey or poll. The responses can then be routed to an administrator or manager of the survey/poll in a manner that keeps the identity of the respondent hidden. Upon receiving the responses, the administrator can interactively communicate with the respondent while maintaining the respondent'"'"'s anonymity.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system from a respondent, one or more responses to a survey or poll; communicating, by the computer system, the one or more responses to an administrator of the survey or poll, wherein the identity of the respondent is kept anonymous; and enabling, by the computer system, the administrator to interactively communicate with the respondent regarding the one or more responses while keeping the identity of the respondent anonymous. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program code executable by a processor, the program code comprising:
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code that causes the processor to receive one or more responses to a survey or poll; code that causes the processor to communicate the one or more responses to an administrator of the survey or poll, wherein the identity of the respondent is kept anonymous; and code that causes the processor to enable the administrator to interactively communicate with the respondent regarding the one or more responses while keeping the identity of the respondent anonymous. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
a processor configured to; receive, from a respondent, one or more responses to a survey or poll; communicate the one or more responses to an administrator of the survey or poll, wherein the identity of the respondent is kept anonymous; and enable the administrator to interactively communicate with the respondent regarding the one or more responses while keeping the identity of the respondent anonymous. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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