SOCIAL POLLING
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1. A system for conducting social polling comprising:
- a user interface for accepting input of a poll comprising a query and a plurality of responses to the query;
a social network interface for obtaining a listing of contacts associated with a poll requestor, the listing of contacts obtained from a social network;
the user interface further for selecting a subset of the listing of contacts with whom to share the poll;
a mobile network transceiver interface for sharing the poll by transmitting the poll to mobile devices associated with the subset and for receiving responses to the poll, the responses input via the mobile devices; and
a processor and associated data storage for aggregating the responses into poll results including a poll response for each respondent in the subset.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a system and method for social polling. The method comprises accepting input of a poll comprising a query and a plurality of responses to the query and obtaining a listing of contacts from a social network. The method further comprising accepting a selection of a subset of the contacts with whom to share the poll and sharing the poll by transmitting the poll to mobile devices associated with the subset. The method further comprising receiving responses to the poll, the responses input via the mobile devices and aggregating the responses into poll results including a profile of and poll response for each respondent in the subset.
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1. A system for conducting social polling comprising:
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a user interface for accepting input of a poll comprising a query and a plurality of responses to the query; a social network interface for obtaining a listing of contacts associated with a poll requestor, the listing of contacts obtained from a social network; the user interface further for selecting a subset of the listing of contacts with whom to share the poll; a mobile network transceiver interface for sharing the poll by transmitting the poll to mobile devices associated with the subset and for receiving responses to the poll, the responses input via the mobile devices; and a processor and associated data storage for aggregating the responses into poll results including a poll response for each respondent in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16)
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7. Apparatus comprising a storage medium storing a program for social polling which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to:
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accept input of a poll comprising a query and a plurality of responses to the query; obtain a listing of contacts associated with a poll requestor, the listing of contacts obtained from a social network; accept a selection of a subset of the contacts with whom to share the poll; share the poll by transmitting the poll to mobile devices associated with the subset; receive responses to the poll, the responses input via the mobile devices; and aggregate the responses into poll results including a poll response for each respondent in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for conducting social polling comprising:
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accepting input of a poll comprising a query and a plurality of responses to the query; obtaining a listing of contacts associated with a poll requestor, the listing of contacts obtained from a social network; accepting a selection of a subset of the contacts with whom to share the poll; sharing the poll by transmitting the poll to mobile devices associated with the subset; receiving responses to the poll, the responses input via the mobile devices; and aggregating the responses into poll results including a poll response for each respondent in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 18, 19)
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