Audience information collecting system, audience information collecting method, and information providing method

An audience information collecting method for providing information to an audience member at a movie theater where a movie is presented and for collecting information from the audience member, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting provided information to the audience member from an information collecting unit installed in the movie theater;
• reading personal information from a storage medium having stored therein beforehand the personal information of the audience member, wherein said reading is done using an audience terminal which is installed at each seat in the movie theater and which is connected to said information collecting unit via a network;
• receiving and outputting the provided information, wherein said receiving and outputting is done by said audience terminal;
• inputting predetermined response information given by the audience member in response to the provided information, wherein said inputting is done by said audience terminal;
• transmitting the response information and the personal information, wherein said transmitting is done by said audience terminal;
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• receiving and compiling the response information and the personal information, wherein said receiving and compiling is performed by said information collecting unit;
• wherein said terminal is mounted to a seat in which said audience member sits such that said audience member can alternately view said terminal and said movie by merely shifting his or her eyes and without having to reposition said terminal.

An information providing method for providing information to an audience member at a movie theater, comprising the steps of:

• displaying information about related merchandise on an audience terminal at the same time a corresponding image is projected onto a screen at the movie theater in association with showing the image;
• receiving a response from the audience member as a function of the displaying step;
• initiating a sale of the merchandise to the audience member in response to operation of the audience terminal by the audience member;
• wherein said terminal is mounted to a seat in which said audience member sits such that said audience member can alternately view said terminal and a performance by merely shifting his or her eyes and without having to reposition said terminal.

An information providing method for providing information to an audience member at a movie theater, comprising the steps of:

• showing images on a screen at the movie theater;
• and
• displaying, on a terminal provided at each seat in the movie theater for the audience member, electronic information about the screened images at the same time a corresponding one of the images is being shown;
• wherein said terminal is mounted to a seat in which said audience member sits such that said audience member can alternately view said terminal and a performance by merely shifting his or her eyes and without having to reposition said terminal.

An information providing method for providing information to an audience member at a movie theater, comprising the steps of:

• showing image scenes on a screen at the movie theater;
• displaying, on a terminal provided at each seat in the movie theater for the audience member, electronic information about the screened image scenes at the same time the corresponding image scene is being shown;
• receiving, when the audience member inputs information using the terminal which displays the information about the image scenes, the information input by the audience member from the terminal;
• and
• processing a request by the audience member in response to the input information;
• wherein said terminal is mounted to a seat in which said audience member sits such that said audience member can alternately view said terminal and a performance by merely shifting his or her eyes and without having to reposition said terminal.

An information providing method for providing information to an audience member at a movie theater, comprising the steps of:

• showing image scenes on a screen at the movie theater;
• displaying, on a terminal provided at each seat in the movie theater for the audience member, information about the screened image scenes at the same time the corresponding image scene is being shown;
• receiving user input information inputted by the audience member from the terminal as a function of the displaying step;
• and
• compiling the input information to create response data about the image scenes in response to the inputting operation;
• wherein said terminal is mounted to a seat in which said audience member sits such that said audience member can alternately view said terminal and a performance by merely shifting his or her eyes and without having to reposition said terminal.

An information providing method for providing information to an audience member at a movie theater, comprising the steps of:

• showing image scenes on a screen at the movie theater;
• displaying, on a terminal provided at each seat in the movie theater for the audience member, information about the screened image scenes at the same time the corresponding image scene is being shown;
• receiving audience unique information for identifying the audience member;
• receiving user input information inputted by the audience member from the terminal as a function of the displaying step;
• and
• compiling the input information to create response data about the image scenes in association with the audience unique information;
• wherein said terminal is mounted to a seat in which said audience member sits such that said audience member can alternately view said terminal and a performance by merely shifting his or her eyes and without having to reposition said terminal.