Event registration and management system and method for a mass gathering event

A registration and management system for a mass gathering event comprising:

• an electronic device having a device identifier and including a device for capturing data selected from the group including an imager, a touch screen, a keyboard, or a combination thereof, including a communication device selected from the group including wireless communication, Bluetooth communication, WiFi communication, cellular communication, satellite telephony communication, and a combination thereof, and including a geographic position locator for determining geographic location, the electronic device being configured for geo-tagging the captured data using the determined geographic location, for date-time stamping the geo-tagged captured data, and for receiving a unique identifier;
• a computer processor receiving or providing a unique identifier relating to a group of registrants and the mass gathering event, date-time stamped geo-tagged captured data associated with the unique identifier, registration data relating to the group of registrants, and associating the unique identifier with the received registration data relating to the group of registrants;
• a relational database storing data including the unique identifier, the date-time stamped geo-tagged captured data associated with the unique identifier, the received registration data relating to the group of registrants associated with the unique identifier, and the device identifier of the electronic device, wherein the relational data base is separate from the electronic device;
• wherein the foregoing is repeated for a number of groups of registrants;
• the computer processor retrieving from the relational database stored data relating to a particular group of registrants using the unique identifier, or using a location of geo-tagged captured data, or using the received registration data relating to the particular group of registrants, or using the device identifier, or using a combination thereof;
• the computer processor generating from the retrieved data from the relational database relating to the particular group of registrants a response relating to the particular group of registrants, wherein the response comprises a task to be performed, or an action to be taken, or a supply to be provided, or equipment to be provided, or a schedule for performing a task, or a schedule for taking an action, or a report of a task and/or an action, or a combination thereof;
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• a communication link communicating the response relating to the particular group of registrants and the mass gathering event to the electronic device that captured data relating to the particular group of registrants using the device identifier of the electronic device that captured the data relating to the particular group of registrants or to an electronic device using the geographic location thereof, or to both.

A method for operating a registration and management system for a mass gathering event comprising:

• configuring an electronic device having a device identifier and including a device for capturing data, including a communication device, including a geographic position locator for determining geographic location, the configuring including configuring the electronic device for capturing a biometric identifier relating to a group of registrants, for geo-tagging the captured data using the determined geographic location, for geo-tagging the captured biometric identifier using the determined geographic location, for date-time stamping the geo-tagged captured data and the geo-tagged captured biometric identifier, and for receiving a unique identifier;
• receiving or providing a unique identifier associated with a group of registrants and the mass gathering event;
• causing the date-time stamped geo-tagged captured data and date-time stamped geo-tagged captured biometric identifier to be associated with the unique identifier;
• receiving registration data relating to the group of registrants;
• associating the unique identifier with the received registration data relating to the group of registrants;
• storing data including the unique identifier, the date-time stamped geo-tagged captured data associated with the unique identifier, the date-time stamped geo-tagged captured biometric identifier associated with the unique identifier, the received registration data relating to the group of registrants associated with the unique identifier, and the device identifier of the electronic device, in a relational data base that is separate from the electronic device;
• repeating the foregoing steps for a number of groups of registrants;
• retrieving from the relational database stored data relating to a particular group of registrants using the unique identifier, or using a location of geo-tagged captured data, or using the captured biometric identifier relating to the particular group of registrants, or using the received registration data relating to the particular group of registrants, or using the device identifier, or using a combination thereof;
• generating from the retrieved data from the relational database relating to the particular group of registrants a response relating to the particular group of registrants wherein the response comprises a task to be performed, or an action to be taken, or a supply to be provided, or equipment to be provided, or a schedule for performing a task, or a schedule for taking an action, or a report of a task and/or an action, or a combination thereof;
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• communicating the response relating to the particular group of registrants to the electronic device that captured data relating to the particular group of registrants using the device identifier of the electronic device that captured the data relating to the particular group of registrants or to an electronic device using the geographic location thereof, or to both.