Controlling a crowd of multiple mobile station devices
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving preferences, from a moderator, to offer a preferred audience demographic larger weighted results than other participating audience members, wherein the preferences comprise user information parameters defining the demographic that is to receive a higher weight;
identifying a plurality of mobile station devices as being present at a pre-defined venue location via a server and initiating an application on the server that establishes a feedback menu display;
transmitting the feedback menu display to each of the identified plurality of mobile station devices;
receiving feedback messages from a majority of the plurality of mobile station devices responsive to the feedback menu display questions, wherein the feedback messages comprise the user information parameters; and
processing the feedback messages and providing a result to a moderator device.
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Abstract
Multiple mobile station devices may communicate in a concerted effort. A number of mobile station devices may be identified as being present at a pre-defined venue location via a server and an application may be initiated on the server that establishes a feedback menu display. The feedback menu display may be transmitted to each of the identified mobile station devices receiving feedback messages from a majority of the mobile station devices responsive to the feedback menu display questions, the feedback messages may be processed, and a result may be provided to a moderator device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving preferences, from a moderator, to offer a preferred audience demographic larger weighted results than other participating audience members, wherein the preferences comprise user information parameters defining the demographic that is to receive a higher weight; identifying a plurality of mobile station devices as being present at a pre-defined venue location via a server and initiating an application on the server that establishes a feedback menu display; transmitting the feedback menu display to each of the identified plurality of mobile station devices; receiving feedback messages from a majority of the plurality of mobile station devices responsive to the feedback menu display questions, wherein the feedback messages comprise the user information parameters; and processing the feedback messages and providing a result to a moderator device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor configured to receive preferences from a moderator to offer a preferred audience demographic larger weighted results than other participating audience members, wherein the preferences comprise user information parameters defining the demographic that is to receive a higher weight, and identify a plurality of mobile station devices as being present at a pre-defined venue location and initiate an application that establishes a feedback menu display; a transmitter configured to transmit the feedback menu display to each of the identified plurality of mobile station devices; and a receiver configured to receive feedback messages from a majority of the plurality of mobile station devices responsive to the feedback menu display questions, wherein the feedback messages comprise the user information parameters, wherein the processor is further configured to process the feedback messages and provide a result to a moderator device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to:
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receive preferences from a moderator to offer a preferred audience demographic larger weighted results than other participating audience members, wherein the preferences comprise user information parameters defining the demographic that is to receive a higher weight; identify a plurality of mobile station devices as being present at a pre-defined venue location via a server and initiating an application on the server that establishes a feedback menu display; transmit the feedback menu display to each of the identified plurality of mobile station devices; receive feedback messages from a majority of the plurality of mobile station devices responsive to the feedback menu display questions, wherein the feedback messages comprise the user information parameters; and process the feedback messages and provide a result to a moderator device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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