Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event
First Claim
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;
a means for presenting the audience members with an opportunity to respond to at least one request for interaction with responses entered through the user interface and transmitted by the interactive device;
a means for receiving the responses at a central processing station or distributed processing stations;
a means for storing the received responses 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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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and systems for providing interactive audience participation at live entertainment events. The method includes providing audience members with an interactive device that presents a promotional message and includes a user interface, broadcasting audio programming to the audience member through the interactive device, querying the audience members, wherein answers to the querying may be entered by the audience member via the user interface of the interactive device, transmitting the answers to a central processor, storing the answers as audience data, processing the audience data into results, storing the results of the processing of the audience data and broadcasting the results of the processing of the audience data.
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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:
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a wireless communication system configured to transmit and receive messages with the interactive device; a means for presenting the audience members with an opportunity to respond to at least one request for interaction with responses entered through the user interface and transmitted by the interactive device; a means for receiving the responses at a central processing station or distributed processing stations; a means for storing the received responses 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for enabling interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event at an expansive outdoor/indoor venue attended by a plurality of participating audience members employing a hand-held, wireless interactive device that includes a user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting an opportunity for interaction to the participating audience members; receiving responses to the opportunity for interaction entered by the participating audience members via the user interface of the interactive device; transmitting the responses to a central processor; processing the responses into results; and broadcasting the results to the plurality of participating audience members attending the live entertainment event; and wherein the expansive outdoor/indoor venue is selected from the group consisting of stadiums, arenas, race tracks, golf courses, and theme parks. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event at an expansive outdoor/indoor venue attended by audience members, a plurality of whom have a wireless interactive device including a user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting at least one promotional message from a sponsor; presenting an opportunity for interaction to the audience members; receiving responses to the opportunity for interaction entered via the user interface of the interactive device; transmitting the responses to a processor; processing the responses into results; and providing the results to the sponsor; wherein the expansive outdoor/indoor venue is selected from the group consisting of stadiums, arenas, race tracks, golf courses, and theme parks. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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