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Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live spectator event
Assignee: Interactive Audience Participation LLC
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Filing: 2000-09-06
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Granted: 2002-08-13
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Expires: 2020-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A method for providing interactive audience participation at live spectator events. The method includes providing each spectator with an interactive device that presents a promotional message and includes a user interface, broadcasting audio programming to the spectator through the interactive device, querying the spectators, wherein answers to the querying may be entered by spectators via the user interface of the interactive device, transmitting the answers to a central processor, storing the answers as spectator data, processing the spectator data into results, storing the results of the processing of the spectator data and broadcasting the results of the processing of the spectator data.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric Inselberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:27
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/16; H04L12/18; H04L12/189; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0242; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/0252; G06Q30/0255; G06Q30/0256; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/38; H04H60/00; H04H60/29; H04H60/33; H04H60/61; H04H60/64; H04L12/1813; H04L12/1822; A; A63; A63F; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/20; A63F2300/204; A63F2300/40; A63F2300/409; H04H20/53; H04H20/61; H04H2201/00; H04H2201/30; H04H60/76; H04H60/81; H04H60/90; H04W; H04W84/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for interactive audience participation at a live event attended by a plurality of spectators comprising the steps of: providing each of the spectators at the live event with an interactive device, wherein the interactive device presents a promotional message and wherein the interactive device includes a user interface; broadcasting audio programming to the spectator through the interactive device; querying the spectators, wherein answers to the querying may be entered by spectators via the user interface of the interactive device; transmitting the answers to a central processor; storing the answers as spectator data; processing the spectator data into results; storing the results of the processing of the spectator data; and broadcasting the results of the processing of the spectator data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for interactive audience participation at a live event attended by a plurality of spectators comprising the steps of: providing each of the spectators at the live event with an interactive device, wherein the interactive device presents a promotional message and wherein the interactive device includes a user interface; broadcasting audio programming to the spectator through the interactive device; querying the spectators, wherein answers to the querying may be entered by spectators via the user interface of the interactive device; transmitting the answers to a central processor; storing the answers as spectator data; processing the spectator data into results; storing the results of the processing of the spectator data; and broadcasting the results of the processing of the spectator data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of awarding prizes to at least one selected spectator who has answered the querying.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the steps of querying and transmitting are achieved using wireless communications.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the wireless communications are selected from the group consisting of radio transmissions, microwave transmissions, broadband wireline data transmissions, and satellite transmissions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of broadcasting the results is achieved using a large screen display.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of broadcasting the results is achieved using the interactive device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of broadcasting the results includes the wireless transmission of data from the central processor to the interactive device for visual display thereon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
156 words
A hand held device for interactive audience participation at a live spectator event comprising: a housing including an electronic display opening; a local microprocessor being mounted within the housing; an audio receiving circuit for receiving an audio signal at a predetermined frequency; an audio output means, the audio output means being in electrical communication with the audio receiving circuit; a user interface configured to be employed by a spectator at the live spectator event and comprising a plurality of keys in electrical communication with the microprocessor for manually entering data to the local microprocessor; transceiver means in electrical communication with the local microprocessor for transmitting and receiving data to and from a central processor, and an electronic display in electrical communication with the local microprocessor, the electronic display being mounted within the housing and being visible through the electronic display opening in the housing, and the electronic display being adapted to display data from the microprocessor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
156 words
A hand held device for interactive audience participation at a live spectator event comprising: a housing including an electronic display opening; a local microprocessor being mounted within the housing; an audio receiving circuit for receiving an audio signal at a predetermined frequency; an audio output means, the audio output means being in electrical communication with the audio receiving circuit; a user interface configured to be employed by a spectator at the live spectator event and comprising a plurality of keys in electrical communication with the microprocessor for manually entering data to the local microprocessor; transceiver means in electrical communication with the local microprocessor for transmitting and receiving data to and from a central processor, and an electronic display in electrical communication with the local microprocessor, the electronic display being mounted within the housing and being visible through the electronic display opening in the housing, and the electronic display being adapted to display data from the microprocessor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The hand held device of claim 8 further including means for presenting a promotional message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The hand held device of claim 8 wherein the device utilizes wireless communications for transmitting and receiving data from the central processor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The hand held device of claim 10 wherein the wireless communications are selected from the group consisting of radio transmissions, microwave transmissions, broadband wireline data transmissions, and satellite transmissions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The hand held device of claim 8 wherein the audio signal is an RF signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The hand held device of claim 8 wherein the audio signal is a VHF signal.
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