System and method for wireless communication to permit audience participation
First Claim
1. A method for audience participation using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in a venue configured with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) comprising:
- transmitting data requiring a response from the plurality of APs to the UEs within the venue;
receiving the response from individual ones of the UEs at the plurality of APs;
providing the responses to a server for processing; and
displaying response results, wherein transmitting data requiring a response comprises initially transmitting data to a first one of the plurality of APs and displaying an image on respective displays of the UEs connected to the first AP, the received response comprising data received from the individuals ones of the UEs connected to the first AP, and displaying response results comprises transmitting data to a second one of the plurality of APs and displaying the image on respective displays of the UEs connected to the second AP, wherein the image is initially displayed on the respective displays of the UEs connected to the first AP and the image moves to the respective displays of the UEs connected to the second AP.
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Abstract
User equipment (UE) includes a short-range transceiver configured for communication with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) distributed throughout a venue. The individual UEs can communicate with the venue via the APs. The UEs can be configured to play interactive games with the venue, some of which may be displayed on the large screen in the venue and others that are displayed on the display of the UE. Data may be sent to the UEs individually or in groups. The data may be in the form of advertising, text messaging, images, video, multimedia, or the like. An array of UEs can receive portions of an overall image and function as individual pixels in a large display.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for audience participation using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in a venue configured with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) comprising:
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transmitting data requiring a response from the plurality of APs to the UEs within the venue; receiving the response from individual ones of the UEs at the plurality of APs; providing the responses to a server for processing; and displaying response results, wherein transmitting data requiring a response comprises initially transmitting data to a first one of the plurality of APs and displaying an image on respective displays of the UEs connected to the first AP, the received response comprising data received from the individuals ones of the UEs connected to the first AP, and displaying response results comprises transmitting data to a second one of the plurality of APs and displaying the image on respective displays of the UEs connected to the second AP, wherein the image is initially displayed on the respective displays of the UEs connected to the first AP and the image moves to the respective displays of the UEs connected to the second AP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system to permit audience participation in a venue using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in the venue comprising:
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a plurality of wireless access points (APs) each having an area of radio coverage, each of the plurality of APs being configured to communicate with any of the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs; a server communicatively coupled to the plurality of APs and configured to provide data to the plurality of APs and to receive data from the plurality of APs; wherein the plurality of APs initially transmit data requiring a response from the plurality of APs to the UEs within the venue and to receive the responses from individual ones of the UEs; the server being configured to receive the responses and to process the responses to thereby provide processed results to a display, wherein the responses from individual ones of the UEs comprise location data indicating a location of the individual UEs within the venue, the server being further configured to process the location data and to subdivide an image into a plurality of smaller image portions and assign each of the image portions to a particular one of the UEs based on the location data, the APs being further configured to transmit the image data portions to the respective ones of the UEs based on the location data for display on a display of the UEs wherein the displays of the respective individual ones of the UEs are configured to display the individual ones of the image portions and collectively display the image. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A system to permit audience participation in a venue using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in the venue comprising:
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a plurality of wireless access points (APs) each having an area of radio coverage, each of the plurality of APs being configured to communicate with any of the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs; and a server communicatively coupled to the plurality of APs and configured to provide data to the plurality of APs; the server being configured to send information to at least a portion of the plurality of APs for transmission to the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs in the portion of the plurality of APs to control the flashing of the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs in the portion of the plurality of APs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method to permit audience participation in a venue using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in the venue comprising:
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sending data from a server to a plurality of wireless access points (APs), the plurality of wireless access points (APs) each having an area of radio coverage; each of the plurality of APs communicating with any of the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs; and the server sending information to at least a portion of the plurality of APs for transmission to the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs in the portion of the plurality of APs to control the flashing of the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs in the portion of the plurality of APs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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