Mark S Tillery

US Patent:

20090189977, Jul 30, 2009

Filed:

Jan 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/019732

Inventors:

Wayne M. Delia - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Paul M. Musumarra - Cary NC, US
Mark S. Tillery - Wake Forest NC, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04N 7/18

US Classification:

348 61, 348E07085

Abstract:

A system for identifying audience members and sequencing audience participation, the system includes: a computing device with logic and storage devices electrically connected audience member control panels, audience identification devices, and a moderator or speaker user interface; wherein the audience control panels are configured for individual audience members to make requests; wherein the computing device: receives the audience member requests and position identifiers and places them in a sequential list in the order received; records position identifiers for the audience members in the sequential list; sends the sequential list to the moderator or speaker; retrieves audience member seat coordinates in response to the recorded position identifiers; calculates actuation commands to control the audience identification devices; actuates the audience identification devices to highlight or focus on an audience member; and activates a microphone located in the vicinity of the recognized audience member, while disabling additional audience member microphones.

Address:

5001 White Flag Way, Wake Forest, NC 27587

Phone:

(919)5622499

VIN:

4X4TPUF237P010316

Make:

BMW

Model:

X5-Series AWD 4dr 4.8i

Year:

2007