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Automatic audience survey system

  • US 4,451,700 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1982
  • Issued: 05/29/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A telephone based single phone number accessed automatic audience survey system for obtaining information representative of the opinion of an audience regarding a question of interest from a plurality of individuals of said audience, comprising in combination:

  • a first means for holding a plurality of phone lines in an off-hook condition in response to individuals of said audience calling said single phone number;

    a second means operatively connected to said plurality of phone lines in said off-hook condition for providing a voice-message to each of said plurality of phone lines simultaneously which asks each such individual for a response in one of at least two selectable categories in regard to said question of interest;

    a third means operatively connected to said phone lines in said off-hook condition for storing data in preselected data latches that respectively correspond to said selectable categories in accordance with the particular responses of the individuals; and

    a fourth means connected to said preselected data latches for tabulating said data representative of the particular responses of the individuals of said audience to provide composite data representative of the opinion of said audience.

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