Patent ID: 8023977
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: A63F,G06Q,H04H,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying instructions executable by the machine to allow the machine to interface with a system for enabling interactive participation by audience members viewing a live entertainment event at a venue, the machine 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 adapted to transmit and receive messages with the interactive device; a means for interacting with the audience members that allows audience members to respond to at least one displayed message with feedback entered through the user interface and transmitted by the interactive device; a means for receiving the feedback at a central processing station or distributed processing stations; a means for storing the received feedback as audience data; a central processor adapted to receive and process the audience data into results, wherein one or more of the audience members are physically located at a place that is outside of a direct, in-person view of the live entertainment event at the venue.