METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SOLICITING, TRACKING, AGGREGATING, REPORTING OPINIONS AND/OR POLL RESULTS
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- A method of operating a computer system, the method comprising;
displaying poll results on a display device of said computer system;
receiving input from a user of the system indicating an answer to a poll question; and
updating the displayed poll results to reflect the answer received from said user.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for soliciting, tracking, aggregating and reporting popular and group-specific opinion via the Internet are described. In various embodiments, editors and Internet users utilize a poll module creation tool to create individual graphical polling modules for public or private distribution. Individual polling modules can be then be posted by users to third-party Web sites, personal Web pages and emails, as well as aggregated on a poll aggregation Web site, providing consumers a consolidated view, and searchable database, of popular opinion on a variety of topics.
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1. :
- A method of operating a computer system, the method comprising;
displaying poll results on a display device of said computer system;
receiving input from a user of the system indicating an answer to a poll question; and
updating the displayed poll results to reflect the answer received from said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- A method of operating a computer system, the method comprising;
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- A computer system, comprising;
a display device;
a poll results display module for displaying poll results on the display device;
a user input device for receiving input from a user of the system indicating an answer to a poll question; and
a poll results updating module for updating the displayed poll results to reflect the answer received from said user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- A computer system, comprising;
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