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Method and apparatus for stimulating the responses of a physically-distributed audience

  • US 5,726,701 A
  • Filed: 10/22/1996
  • Issued: 03/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of simulating the responses of a physically-distributed audience, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a) repeatedly monitoring an input;

    b) automatically recognizing an audience response at the input;

    c) generating a response metric having a value based on the recognized audience response;

    d) transferring the response metric to a broadcast system;

    e) generating a combined response metric based on the response metric; and

    f) repeatedly producing audio feedback by activating a response synthesizer based on the combined response metric.

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