Patent ID: 6968243
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A method for judging a competition of musical performers comprising the steps of: a) determining a competition seeding for competitors within the competition; b) entering the competitors on a match play board based upon the seeding to determine individual matches for the competitors; c) having a pair of competitors in the match each perform an individual act before a live audience and broadcast live; d) using a panel of judges to judge the performance of each performer based upon a plurality of individual performance criteria to determine criteria scores for each competitor; e) obtaining scores from noise levels measured in decibels of the live audience, and responses over the internet and call-ins; f) computing total scores for each competitor based upon the determined criteria scores of the panel of judges and the scores obtained from noise levels of the live audience, and votes received over the internet and from call-ins; g) determining a winner of the match based upon which competitor received a highest total score; h) entering the winner of the match into a next round of the competition; and i) repeating steps a)–h) until only one competitor remains in the competition.