METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE GAME OR SOCIOLOGICAL INTERACTION Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: entertainment games, polls using TV and radio communication. SUBSTANCE: method involves broadcasting numbers of telephones to participants in game or sociological interaction. In addition during at least one TV or radio program, method involves broadcasting information with group of choices which are designed as menu or request stating at least one telephone number for receiving information from TV viewers or radio listeners. Each telephone call is recorded in order to identify caller. Received information is analyzed using at least one evaluation criterion. Broadcasting programs are corrected using results of analysis. In addition received information is analyzed using chosen at least one selection criterion and selection of at least one TV viewer or radio listener as winner or awarded person. In addition broadcasting programs are corrected using results of analysis. TV viewers or radio listeners transmit information using communication network which has central node and telephone processing nodes, which are distributed and processes information which is received from public telephone network. Results of processing are sent from telephone processing nodes through telephone transmission line to central node. In addition mass media, for example, TV or radio broadcasting or press is used for transmission of group of choices together with telephone number for receiving information from TV viewers or radio listeners. Each telephone call is recorded for possibility of subsequent identification of caller using calling telephone number as registration number. In addition in order to prevent choice of at least two contradicting information options by same TV viewer or radio listener, location in computer memory corresponding to registration number of this TV viewer or radio listener is marked, so that information choices with same registration number are checked against marking of this choice. In case if choice corresponds to given criteria, value in corresponding location in computer memory is increased or decreased, for example, by plus one or minus one. EFFECT: possibility to correct broadcasting using results of analysis of received information. 43 cl