ON-SITE ELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A method for providing an on-site election of goods or services by a computer server, comprising:
- generating an identification of goods or services for election by a plurality of customers, each customer operating a respective wireless communication device;
providing the identification of goods or services to the plurality of customers;
receiving an election from at least one of the wireless communication devices, the election indicative of at least one of the goods or services in the identification of goods or services;
tallying the elections received from the at least one wireless communication device; and
sending a result of the election to the wireless communication devices, the result comprising an indication of the tally for at least one of the goods or services in the identification of goods and services.
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Abstract
Described are a system, method, and apparatus for providing on-site election services. In one embodiment, a method for providing on-site election services comprises generating an identification of goods or services for election by a plurality of customers, each customer operating a respective wireless communication device, providing the identification of goods or services to the plurality of customers, receiving an election from at least one of the wireless communication devices, the election indicative of at least one of the goods or services in the identification of goods or services, tallying the elections received from the at least one wireless communication device, and sending a result of the election to the wireless communication devices, the result comprising an indication of the tally for at least one of the goods or services in the identification of goods and services.
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1. A method for providing an on-site election of goods or services by a computer server, comprising:
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generating an identification of goods or services for election by a plurality of customers, each customer operating a respective wireless communication device; providing the identification of goods or services to the plurality of customers; receiving an election from at least one of the wireless communication devices, the election indicative of at least one of the goods or services in the identification of goods or services; tallying the elections received from the at least one wireless communication device; and sending a result of the election to the wireless communication devices, the result comprising an indication of the tally for at least one of the goods or services in the identification of goods and services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication device for allowing a user of the wireless communication device to provide elections of preferred goods or services to a server, comprising:
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a communication interface for wirelessly transmitting and receiving information with the server; a user interface for receiving user input and for displaying information to the user; a memory device for storing processor-executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the communication interface, the user interface, and the memory for executing the processor-executable instructions that cause the wireless communication device to; receive an identification of goods or services from the server; display the identification of goods or services to the user; receive an indication from the user, via the user interface, of at least one preferred good or service in the identification of goods or services; transmit the indication to the server; receive a result of an election of the goods or services in the identification of goods or services, the result comprising an indication of goods or services in the identification of goods or services that are most preferred by a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users operating a respective wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A server for providing an on-site election of goods or services to a plurality of customers in a venue, each of the customers operating a respective wireless communication device in communication with the server, the server comprising:
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a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information with the wireless communication devices; a memory device for storing processor-executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the communication interface and the memory for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the server to; provide a sub-section of good or services normally offered to the customers via their respective wireless communication devices and a notification that the customers may elect one or more preferred goods or services in the sub-section; receive elections from one or more of the wireless communication devices, each of the elections representing one or more preferred goods or services of the sub-section of goods or services from a respective customer; tally the elections received from the wireless communication devices; and send a result of the election to the wireless communication devices, the result comprising an indication of relative popularity of the goods or services in the sub-section of goods or services as determined by the number of elections received from the wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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