Global Patent Index - EP 1242924 A1

EP 1242924 A1 20020925 - AUTOMATED POLLING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Title (en)

AUTOMATED POLLING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Title (de)

AUTOMATISIERTES ABFRAGESYSTEM UND VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE SONDAGE AUTOMATISE

Publication

EP 1242924 A1 20020925 (EN)

Application

EP 00977308 A 20001122

Priority

  • AU 0001420 W 20001122
  • AU PQ416999 A 19991122
  • AU PQ458099 A 19991213
  • AU PQ662400 A 20000331

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0139049A1] A method of automated polling within a computer network, said computer network comprisinga central controller (11) and at least one terminal (2-4, 6-8) adapted for communication with the central controller, the method including the steps of: transmitting from the terminal to the central controller data (65) identifying one or more statements voted for by one or more users; maintaining a database (64) of the statements voted for by users; anddetermining in the central controller the frequency of voting for each statement maintained in the database.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/40; G07C 13/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 30/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0139049 A1 20010531; CA 2392293 A1 20010531; EP 1242924 A1 20020925; EP 1242924 A4 20030402; HK 1050251 A1 20030613

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0001420 W 20001122; CA 2392293 A 20001122; EP 00977308 A 20001122; HK 03101027 A 20030212