Method and apparatus for batch voting on live broadcasts
First Claim
1. A method of voting for one or more of a plurality of choices depicted in a broadcast of a program in a plurality of time zones comprising a temporally first time zone and a temporally last time zone, comprising:
- determining if an allocation of at least a portion of N1 votes among one or more candidates is received from a first user via a first device during a first period;
accepting and storing the allocation of votes, only if the allocation is received during the first period;
receiving a user command committing the stored allocation of the N1 votes among the plurality of candidates;
determining if the command is received during a second period; and
committing the stored first user allocation of N1 votes among the one or more candidates only if the command is received during the second period.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating and committing votes in a variety of voting paradigms is described. In one embodiment, the method describes a system applicable in a plurality of time zones and comprises determining if an allocation of at least a portion of N1 votes among one or more candidates is received from a first user via a first device during a first period, accepting and storing the allocation of votes, only if the allocation is received during the first period, receiving a user command committing the stored allocation of the N1 votes among the plurality of candidates, determining if the command is received during a second period, and committing the stored first user allocation of N1 votes among the one or more candidates only if the command is received during the second period.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of voting for one or more of a plurality of choices depicted in a broadcast of a program in a plurality of time zones comprising a temporally first time zone and a temporally last time zone, comprising:
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determining if an allocation of at least a portion of N1 votes among one or more candidates is received from a first user via a first device during a first period; accepting and storing the allocation of votes, only if the allocation is received during the first period; receiving a user command committing the stored allocation of the N1 votes among the plurality of candidates; determining if the command is received during a second period; and committing the stored first user allocation of N1 votes among the one or more candidates only if the command is received during the second period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for voting for one or more of a plurality of choices depicted in a broadcast of a program in a plurality of time zones comprising a temporally first time zone and a temporally last time zone, comprising:
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a memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory storing instructions comprising instructions for; determining if an allocation of at least a portion of N1 votes among one or more candidates is received from a first user via a first device during a first period; accepting and storing the allocation of votes, only if the allocation is received during the first period; receiving a user command committing the stored allocation of the N1 votes among the plurality of candidates; determining if the command is received during a second period; and committing the stored first user allocation of N1 votes among the one or more candidates only if the command is received during the second period. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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