System and method for wireless communication to permit audience participation

A method for audience participation using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in a geographic area configured with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) comprising:

• determining a location of each of a plurality of UEs within the geographic area;
• a server transmitting merchandise coupon information to the plurality of UEs;
• displaying at least a portion of the merchandise coupon information, received by individual ones of plurality of UEs, on displays of the respective individual ones of plurality of UEs;
• receiving merchandise order request data, based at least in part on the displayed merchandise coupon information, from at least one of the individual ones of plurality of UEs;
• and
• performing an order fulfillment operation based on the received merchandise order request data.

A system to permit audience participation in a geographic area using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices comprising:

• a plurality of wireless access points (APs) each having an area of radio coverage, each of the plurality of APs being configured to communicate with any of the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs;
• a server communicatively coupled to the plurality of APs and configured to provide merchandise order information to each of the plurality of APs for transmission to the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs;
• the server being further configured to receive merchandise order request data transmitted by each of the plurality of UEs in response to receipt of the merchandise order information;
• the server being further configured to determine location data for each of the plurality of UEs;
• and
• the server being further configured to process the merchandise order request data and location data to thereby enable an order fulfillment operation based on the received merchandise order request data.