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US 2002/0119823 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation in a live event
OwnerJarrell A. Beuscherinventor
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A method of, and apparatus for, permitting a member of an audience of a controllable, real-life event, such as a football game, to participate in determining the outcome of the event is provided. An audience member/participant can access a central controller using a remote user interface such as a computer terminal. The audience participant is allowed to select a desired course of action for the event. In the context of a football game, the audience participant selects the play to be performed by the football team. The selected play is transmitted to the central controller over a communications network such as the internet. The play selected by a majority of audience participants is determined by the central controller. The coach of the football team accesses the central controller to obtain the majority-selected play, and then relays this play to the football team who performs the play in the game. In one embodiment of the present invention, the coach accesses a central controller using a Personal Digital Assistant having wireless internet capabilities.
A method of interactive audience participation in a real-life controllable event, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of interactive audience participation in a real-life football game, the method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for interactive audience participation in a real-life controllable event, comprising:
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