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Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event

DC CAFC
  • US 7,860,523 B2
  • Filed: 08/20/2007
  • Issued: 12/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for enabling interactive participation by audience members attending a live entertainment event at an expansive outdoor/indoor venue and employing a wireless interactive device having capability (i) to receive and transmit messages, (ii) accept input via a user interface, and (iii) display messages on an electronic display, the system comprising:

  • a wireless communication system configured to transmit and receive messages with the interactive device;

    means for querying the audience members to respond to at least one query with answers entered through the user interface and transmitted by the interactive device;

    means for receiving the answers at a central processing station or distributed processing stations;

    means for storing the received answers as audience data;

    a central processor configured to receive and process the audience data into results; and

    wherein the expansive outdoor/indoor venue is selected from the group consisting of stadiums, arenas, race tracks, golf courses, and theme parks.

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