Real time voting regarding radio content
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1. A method for remotely participating in a listener survey, the method comprising:
- via a wireless network or a satellite, receiving survey questions on an infotainment system from a survey provider, the survey questions being at least partly displayed on a display portion of the infotainment system, wherein a subject matter of the survey questions relates to content of a program being concurrently broadcast to the infotainment system;
via one of the infotainment system, an audio component, or a telematics unit, transmitting to the survey provider a user input response to at least one of the survey questions, the transmitting being accomplished during the broadcast of the program;
via the wireless network or the satellite and during the broadcast of the program, receiving tabulated results of the survey, the results being at least partly displayed on the display portion of the infotainment system; and
via computer equipment operatively associated with the survey provider, adjusting the content of the program based on the tabulated results of the survey, the adjusting being accomplished during the broadcast of the program.
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Abstract
A method for remotely participating in a listener survey includes receiving survey questions on an infotainment system, where the survey questions are at least partly displayed on a display portion of the infotainment system; transmitting to the survey provider a user input response to at least one of the survey questions; and receiving tabulated survey results of the survey, the results being at least partly displayed on the display portion of the infotainment system. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program and a system including a mechanism for practicing the above method are also disclosed.
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1. A method for remotely participating in a listener survey, the method comprising:
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via a wireless network or a satellite, receiving survey questions on an infotainment system from a survey provider, the survey questions being at least partly displayed on a display portion of the infotainment system, wherein a subject matter of the survey questions relates to content of a program being concurrently broadcast to the infotainment system; via one of the infotainment system, an audio component, or a telematics unit, transmitting to the survey provider a user input response to at least one of the survey questions, the transmitting being accomplished during the broadcast of the program; via the wireless network or the satellite and during the broadcast of the program, receiving tabulated results of the survey, the results being at least partly displayed on the display portion of the infotainment system; and via computer equipment operatively associated with the survey provider, adjusting the content of the program based on the tabulated results of the survey, the adjusting being accomplished during the broadcast of the program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable medium storing a computer program, comprising:
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computer readable code for receiving survey questions on an infotainment system from a survey provider, the survey questions being at least partly displayed on a display portion of the information/entertainment system, wherein a subject matter of the survey questions relate to content of a program being then-currently broadcast to the infotainment/entertainment system; computer readable code for transmitting to the survey provider user input responses to the survey questions during the broadcast of the program; computer readable code for receiving tabulated results of the survey during the broadcast of the program, the results being displayed at least partly on the display portion of the infotainment system; and computer readable code for adjusting, during the broadcast, the content of the program based on the tabulated results of the survey. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for remotely participating in a listener survey, the system comprising:
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means for receiving survey questions on an infotainment system, the survey questions being at least partly displayed on a display portion of the infotainment system;
wherein a subject matter of the survey questions relate to content of a program being then-currently broadcast to the infotainment system;means for transmitting to the survey provider a user input response to at least one of the survey questions during the broadcast of the program; means for receiving tabulated results of the survey during the broadcast of the program, the results being at least partly displayed on the display portion of the infotainment system; and means for adjusting the content of the program based on the tabulated results of the survey during the broadcast of the program. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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