Event-Based Interactive Device System for Fan Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems face difficulties in associating fans with tickets purchased for events and engaging attendees in unique ways to enhance the event experience, as data collected by ticket resellers is often not passed on to event organizers, resulting in incomplete and unreliable user information.
Innovation Solution
A system that activates and controls event-based interactive devices using unique identifiers, personal information, and pre-defined criteria, allowing event organizers to connect with attendees through third-party apps or text messages, enabling personalized interactions and data collection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If ticket resellers collect fan data, then data quantity increases, but data reliability and completeness deteriorates because the data is not passed on to event organizers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device with camera as an intermediary tool that enables direct data capture from fans at events. The camera-based scanning system acts as a mediator between fans and event organizers, bypassing the ticket reseller data chain and establishing a reliable direct connection for data collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the data collection function from the ticket reseller ecosystem and places it directly in the hands of event organizers through mobile devices. By taking out the camera and scanning capability from traditional ticketing systems and making it available in personal mobile devices, fans can directly contribute their data to event organizers without intermediary loss.
2Ease of operation
If traditional ticketing systems are used, then ticket sales are simplified, but fan engagement and personalized interaction are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the mobile device camera serve multiple functions: traditional ticket scanning for entry, plus additional functions for data collection, fan identification, and personalized engagement. This multi-functional approach allows the same simple scanning mechanism to enable both operational simplicity and enhanced fan interaction capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables fans to actively participate in their own engagement by using their personal mobile devices to scan and interact. Fans self-activate their engagement experience by pointing their camera at event elements, eliminating the need for complex staff-mediated interactions while maintaining personalized connection.
3Productivity
If event organizers rely on third-party apps for fan data, then data collection effort is reduced, but data quality and direct fan connection deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary data capture at the moment of event attendance through camera scanning. By capturing fan data directly at the point of entry and interaction, the system ensures high-quality data collection before fans disperse, eliminating the need for subsequent third-party data aggregation efforts.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer system for activating an event-based interactive device can be configured to receive, through a data input API, a unique device identifier. The unique device identifier may be associated with the event-based interactive device. Additionally, the system can be configured to receive user information associated with a user of the event-based interactive device. The system can classify event-based interactive devices into groups based upon the user information. Further, the system can be configured to transmit a command to at least one group of event-based interactive devices.