Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Transportation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-21
2007-08-21
Lee, Michael G. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Transportation
Reexamination Certificate
active
11138976
ABSTRACT:
An improved method of tabulating votes cast by audiences of “Reality TV” shows in which contestants are competing with each other during a series of such shows, with one contestant ultimately being determined the winner. The method does this by systematically factoring into the tabulation process votes from prior voting sessions in addition to votes cast during the current voting session, resulting in a modified voting tally. Such modified tally will place more importance on average voting results over several voting sessions and less importance on the current voting session, thereby placing greater emphasis on the consistency of each contestant's voting tallies and therefore the consistency of their performances from one show to the next. Such improved method may result in a greater likelihood that the contestant with the greatest popularity with television viewers over the entire life of the series will be determined the ultimate winner of the television series contest.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6763338 (2004-07-01), Kirshenbaum
patent: 2002/0091564 (2002-07-01), Geller
patent: 2006/0068818 (2006-03-01), Leitersdorf et al.
Franklin Jamara A.
Lee Michael G.
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