Patent ID: 7813934
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: G06K,G06Q,H01Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting an exhibition wherein a visitor having an encoded tag visits a plurality of stations each including an encoded tag reader, the method comprising: registering a visitor including storing in a database visitor information entered on a registration screen accessed via the Internet; issuing a visitor tag containing visitor information, the visitor tag providing at least visitor information in an encoded tag format; registering exhibitors including storing in a database exhibitor information entered on a registration screen accessed via the Internet; storing exhibitor information of a registered exhibitor in a memory of one of a number of respective PDA devices, wherein each respective PDA device has an encoded tag reader associated therewith for receiving information in the encoded tag format; whereby information can be communicated between the visitor tag and the PDA device when the visitor tag is proximate the PDA device, providing the respective PDA devices, wherein each PDA device includes stored exhibitor information of a respective registered exhibitor; communicating information between the visitor tag and a particular PDA device when the visitor tag is proximate the particular PDA device, wherein visitor information from the visitor tag is stored in a memory associated with the particular PDA device; collecting visitor information and exhibitor information from ones of the respective PDA devices after one or more visitor tags have communicated with a respective station; processing the visitor information and exhibitor information collected from ones of the respective PDA devices in relation to visitor information and/or exhibitor information stored in the database; and providing a report including processed exhibitor information representative of stations that communicated with a visitor tag and/or providing a report including processed visitor information representative of visitor tags that communicated with a respective station.