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• the present disclosure generally relates to the field of event execution.
• the present disclosure pertains to methods and systems that enable people participation during event execution in real-time, wherein event execution is impacted based on the extent of participation so as to increase event engagement but outcome of the event remains pre-decided.
• a computing device in case the event involves selection of a random number from a group of 30 numbers, in a typical environment, a computing device, through a software randomizes the selection and issues a winning number, based on which winners of the event are determined, and therefore no impact of the public participation is seen during the execution of the event.
• the percentage of impact that the audience can have on the winners of the show is typically kept fixed with the remaining being on the judges of the show, and therefore increase in public participation/audience does not impact the manner in which the event is conducted or even the outcome of the event per se.
• increased participation by public in an event as it gets more popularized only enhances the winnings for host or event manager, whereas participating public does not get any extra benefit.
• the numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, properties such as concentration, reaction conditions, and so forth, used to describe and claim certain embodiments of the invention are to be understood as being modified in some instances by the term "about.” Accordingly, in some embodiments, the numerical parameters set forth in the written description and attached claims are approximations that can vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by a particular embodiment. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should be construed in light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of some embodiments of the invention are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as practicable.
• the present disclosure pertains to methods and systems that enable people participation during event execution. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to methods and systems wherein execution of one or more events can be dynamically and in real time be influenced/modified/altered proportionate to number of participants participating in such event(s) but outcome/result of the event remains unaltered/pre-defined as before.
• execution of one or more events can be dynamically and in real time be influenced/modified/altered proportionate to number of participants participating in such event(s) but outcome/result of the event remains unaltered/pre-defined as before.
• system of the present disclosure can include one or more functional modules, including but not limited to, an event initiation module, a public participation assessment module, and a public participation based event execution module.
• event initiation module can be configured to enable start of the event such as start of a game, wherein the game can have any theme that may attract public at large or impacts a set of players. For instance, in case of a game such as wheel of fortune, a group of numbers can be available for selection by participants for betting, wherein numerous people might have selected a defined number on which they have placed their bet. Similarly, even in a lottery game, a number of people would have selected their preferred set of numbers. Similarly, in a voting event, people/public can be expected to vote for say a song that they wish to listen or to top the music charts or even vote for a particular participant in say a reality show.
• public participation assessment module can be configured to enable participating public, also referred to as users or people or audience hereinafter, to participate in the event by either selecting an option online, or simply by sending an email/SMS/phone call or taking any other action that shows their participation in the event in context.
• implementation of the proposed system can be done in an online/Internet architecture, wherein the event can be conducted online, wherein multiple people/participants can engage in the event, either in the form of actual participants or as viewers/audience.
• public participation assessment module can be configured to assess such public participation in terms of say the number of people that have participated over a defined period of time. For instance, in the game of wheel of fortune, people can be allowed to participate either by selecting a number, or by simply sending their participation acknowledgement through one or more means such as a SMS/phone call/email/chat/clicking a button, or any other means such as sending a photograph/file/image, based on which the module can compute the participation in real time, and make such computation affect the manner in which the event is conducted.
• public participation based event execution module can be configured to incorporate the assessed/computed/evaluated public participation to define the manner in which the respective event is conducted. For instance, in the game of wheel of fortune, the wheel can be made to rotate at a faster speed when the public participation is increasing and therefore the speed of rotation can be proportional to the level of participation such that when the participation is say below a defined threshold, determination and computing means can be incorporated to execute the event. In default mode.
• public participation based event execution module can be configured to proportionately increase or decrease the payout stakes or prize money depending on the increasing or decreasing number of participants, wherein such change in payout stakes can be linked to some predefined slabs.
• public participation based event execution module can be configured to proportionately increase or decrease the number of winners depending on the increasing or decreasing number of participants.
• the extent of public participation can only change the manner in which the event is conducted but not the outcome thereof, which can in fact be predefined or system generated, and the event execution can only be configured to give a representation/feel/appearance to the public at large that their participation is impact the event execution.
• the count/trend of public participation may or may not affect the final outcome of the event. For instance, in a lottery game, if the winning number is pre-defined as "82", even though public participation can show an increase in magnitude of participation such as through increase in speed of mixing of numbers, or rotation of a wheel, or any other change of an object in physical dimension, final outcome would always be 82.
• final outcome of an event can also be configured to be based on the level of public participation, wherein, for instance, in a game of a number being picked randomly from the top of a jar/flask/container by bouncing the numbers, in case the participation is higher, double digit numbers in a jar/flask may jump at higher elevated levels when compared with single digit numbers, and therefore the double digit numbers may have a higher probability of outcome.
• event can be configured in any desired manner, wherein, for instance, one event can only allow the public participation in a defined timeframe such as only for a one minute duration, whereas another event may allow users to participate for a duration that may even span more than the event per se. Therefore, all such combinations and configurations are completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• one event can be configured such that the public can participate sooner the event is initiated (say the wheel of fortune is just rotated) and can continue until the user/public participation falls to 500 people, post which the software/default mode would take way and give the final outcome, in which case the event would go on till the public participation is more than 500 people. Any other like configuration is therefore completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary architecture of event execution system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional modules of the event execution system in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
• FIG. 3(a), FIG. 3(b) and FIG. 3(c) illustrates exemplary embodiments of event execution system in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
• the present disclosure pertains to methods and systems that enable people participation during event execution. Although the present disclosure has been explained with reference to gaming based events, one of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that any other event that can/would involve public participation such as voting, polling, competition, quizzing, commenting, giving feedback, or take any other action is completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be described below.
• the steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special- purpose processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps.
• steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, and firmware and/or by human operators.
• Embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a computer program product, which may include a machine-readable storage medium tangibly embodying thereon instructions, which may be used to program a computer (or other electronic devices) to perform a process.
• the machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, fixed (hard) drives, magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, optical disks, compact disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories, such as ROMs, PROMs, random access memories (RAMs), programmable read-only memories (PROMs), erasable PROMs (EPROMs), electrically erasable PROMs (EEPROMs), flash memory, magnetic or optical cards, or other type of media/machine-readable medium suitable for storing electronic instructions (e.g., computer programming code, such as software or firmware).
• Various methods described herein may be practiced by combining one or more machine-readable storage media containing the code according to the present invention with appropriate standard computer hardware to execute the code contained therein.
• An apparatus for practicing various embodiments of the present invention may involve one or more computers (or one or more processors within a single computer) and storage systems containing or having network access to computer program(s) coded in accordance with various methods described herein, and the method steps of the invention could be accomplished by modules, routines, subroutines, or subparts of a computer program product.
• the present disclosure pertains to methods and systems that enable people participation during event execution. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to methods and systems wherein execution of one or more events can be dynamically and in real time be influenced/modified/altered proportionate to number of participants participating in such event(s) but outcome/result of the event remains unaltered/pre-defined as before.
• execution of one or more events can be dynamically and in real time be influenced/modified/altered proportionate to number of participants participating in such event(s) but outcome/result of the event remains unaltered/pre-defined as before.
• system of the present disclosure can include one or more functional modules, including but not limited to, an event initiation module, a public participation assessment module, and a public participation based event execution module.
• event initiation module can be configured to enable start of the event such as start of a game, wherein the game can have any theme that may attract public at large or impacts a set of players. For instance, in case of a game such as wheel of fortune, a group of numbers can be available for selection by participants for betting, wherein numerous people might have selected a defined number on which they have placed their bet. Similarly, even in a lottery game, a number of people would have selected their preferred set of numbers. Similarly, in a voting event, people/public can be expected to vote for say a song that they wish to listen or to top the music charts or even vote for a particular participant in say a reality show. Similarly, another event might involve voting from amongst a defined set of options to select one option. Any other like event that requires direct and/or indirect involvement of public at large is completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• public participation assessment module can be configured to enable participating public, also referred to as users or people or audience hereinafter, to participate in the event by either selecting an option online, or simply by sending an email/SMS/phone call or taking any other action that shows their participation in the event in context.
• implementation of the proposed system can be done in an online/Internet architecture, wherein the event can be conducted online, wherein multiple people/participants can engage in the event, either in the form of actual participants or as viewers/audience.
• public participation assessment module can be configured to assess such public participation in terms of say the number of people that have participated over a defined period of time.
• people can be allowed to participate either by selecting a number, or by simply sending their participation acknowledgement through one or more means such as a SMS/phone call/email/chat/clicking a button, or any other means such as sending a photograph/file/image, based on which the module can compute the participation in real time, and make such computation affect the manner in which the event is conducted.
• public participation based event execution module can be configured to incorporate the assessed/computed/evaluated public participation to define the manner in which the respective event is conducted. For instance, in the game of wheel of fortune, the wheel can be made to rotate at a faster speed when the public participation is increasing and therefore the speed of rotation can be proportional to the level of participation such that when the participation is say below a defined threshold, software or some other default means can be incorporated to execute the event.
• public participation based event execution module can be configured to proportionately increase or decrease the payout stakes or prize money depending on the increasing or decreasing number of participants, wherein such change in payout stakes can be linked to some predefined slabs.
• public participation based event execution module can be configured to proportionately increase or decrease the number of winners depending on the increasing or decreasing number of participants.
• the extent of public participation can only change the manner in which the event is conducted but not the outcome thereof, which can in fact be predefined or system generated, and the event execution can only be configured to give a representation/feel/appearance to the public at large that their participation is impact the event execution.
• the count/trend of public participation may or may not affect the final outcome of the event. For instance, in a lottery game, if the winning number is pre-defined as "82", then even though public participation can show an increase in magnitude of participation such as through increase in speed of mixing of numbers, or rotation of a wheel, or any other change of an object in physical dimension, the final outcome would always be 82.
• the final outcome of the event can also be configured to be based on the level of public participation, wherein, for instance, in a game of a number being picked randomly from the top of a jar/flask/container by bouncing the numbers, in case the participation is higher, double digit numbers in a jar/flask may jump at higher elevated levels when compared with single digit numbers, and therefore the double digit numbers may have a higher probability of outcome.
• event can be configured in any desired manner, wherein, for instance, one event can only allow the public participation in a defined timeframe such as only for a one minute duration, whereas another event may allow the users to participate for a duration that may even span more than the event per se. Therefore, all such combinations and configurations are completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• one event can be configured such that the public can participate sooner the event is initiated (say the wheel of fortune is just rotated) and can continue until the user participation falls to 500 people, post which the software/default mode would take way and give the final outcome, in which case the event would go on till the public participation is more than 500 people. Any other like configuration is therefore completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• an event can be configured in any desired manner, wherein, for instance, percentage weightage for final result of say selection of finalist can be dynamically changed in real time proportionate to the number of people voting or participating in such event such as the weightage to assigned to judges panel and weightage assigned to voting people.
• judges votes can be assigned a weightage of 50% and people voting can also have a weightage of 50% when the event starts. But as the number of people participating/voting in the event crosses a certain number say 10000, weightage of judges votes can be decreased to 40% and weightage for people participating can be increased to 60%. Similarly, it can again be changed to 30% for judges panel, and 70% when number of people participating changes crosses say 25000.
• the system can also be so configured that weightage for judges panel can never be below 20% irrespective of the number of people participating/voting in the event. Further the change in weightage percent can be continuously and dynamically displayed to encourage more people to participate in the event.
• the event manager in another embodiment, in a game of chance, can dynamically increase or decrease the number of prize winners proportionate to changes in increasing or decreasing number of people participating in event with such changes being dynamically displayed to participating people to encourage for more participation.
• the event manager in another embodiment, can dynamically increase or decrease the prize amount proportionate to changes in increasing or decreasing number of people participating in event with such changes being dynamically displayed to participating people to encourage for more participation.
• the present disclosure relates to a system for executing an event comprising an event initiation module configured to, at a first computing device, enable an event to be initiated; a public participation assessment module configured to, at a second computing device, enable assessment of the public participation in said event in real-time; and a public participation based event execution module configured to, by means of the second computing device, impact execution of said event based on said assessment of public participation to increase event engagement without impacting final outcome of the event.
• the public participation can be done through one or a combination of SMS, Email, phone call, online button/link click, participation option selection means, participation confirmation selection means, MMS, and a network-based communication means.
• FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary architecture 100 showing public/user participation during event execution in an aspect of the present disclosure.
• the architecture 100 comprises a plurality of users 102-1, 102-2, 102-n, collectively referred to as users 102 hereinafter that are operatively coupled with one or more corresponding computing devices 104- 1, 104-2,... , 104-n, collectively referred to as computing devices 104 hereinafter, such as laptop, mobile phone, smart phone, tablet PC, smart watches, smart glasses, personal computer (PC), among other like computing devices that enable the respective users 102 to participate in an event.
• computing devices 104 such as laptop, mobile phone, smart phone, tablet PC, smart watches, smart glasses, personal computer (PC), among other like computing devices that enable the respective users 102 to participate in an event.
• PC personal computer
• Architecture 100 of the present disclosure can further include an event execution system 106 that can be operatively coupled with one or more computing device 104 and configured to receive responses/votes/participation acknowledgement/communication (collectively referred to as responses hereinafter) from the users 102 and evaluate the response(s) and then conduct the event accordingly.
• responses/votes/participation acknowledgement/communication collectively referred to as responses hereinafter
• an event conducted by the system 106 can include, but is not limited, to a gaming event, a lottery event, a selection event, a reality show, a voting event, or any other event that may require public participation, either as players or as viewers or as audience or in any other format.
• a gaming event a lottery event, a selection event, a reality show, a voting event, or any other event that may require public participation, either as players or as viewers or as audience or in any other format.
• system 106 of the present disclosure can include an indication means configured to assess public participation in terms of number of users that are participating or have participated in the event. Such participation can either be before the event such a game was initiated or during the execution of the event, or post the event completion, or a combination thereof.
• Event in context of the present disclosure, can also be a simple game that can be initiated and completed in a matter of a few seconds, and, on the other hand, can also include a voting process that can span across days/months/years, and therefore any configuration of how long the event it, purpose of the same, the manner in which the event is conducted, among other attributes related to the event are completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• users 102 can be expected to participate based on the configuration of the game such that the event execution can change based on the level of public participation. For instance, in the game of a wheel of fortune, speed of wheel rotation can be changed based on the level of participation; wherein the higher the participation, faster can be speed of the wheel.
• the participation in context of the present disclosure, can be both in the form of actual players that form part of the event or in the form of audience/viewers who view the execution of the event.
• the wheel can either be stopped, or rotation thereof can be handed over to a software that can continue to rotate the wheel until the defined time when the same is to be stopped and the outcome is reported to the public at large.
• any other event can be executed with the level of public participation having an impact on how the event is conducted.
• the extent of public participation can also be shown in real-time in order to further engage the people/audience to actively participate in the event, thereby increase the engagement factor of the event to meet the intended purpose.
• the level/extent/degree of public participation can also change the outcome of the event. For instance, in the case of a game where a number, from a group of number say 1-20, are to be selected from the top of a flask, the system can be configured such that the high numbers, say 10-20 are jumping more and have higher likelihood of being selected if the public participation is higher. In such a game, if the event lasts for 30 seconds, the number of phone calls, SMS's, messages, online voting, online participation, or any other means of showing public participation, can help determine evaluate the chances of getting a desired number selected.
• the system can be configured such that although the public participation can impact the event execution/presentation, outcome of the event can be predefined and therefore does not get impacted by the extent/duration/type of public participation, such as in the event of a lottery, the winning number/combination can be pre-decided and the public participation can only be shows to impact the event to keep the public at large engaged with the event.
• the public participation can enable users 102 to, for instance, select their preferred outcome say a number, or select a personality, or vote or basically select a desired outcome along with simply participating in the event (through one or more mediums such as online, SMS, email, phone call, etc.), and in case the event execution system 106 is configured to consider the inputs submitted by the user in context, outcome of the event can take into consideration the selections/inputs given by the users 102.
• FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional modules 200 in an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein, in an aspect, system of the present disclosure can include one or more functional modules, including but not limited to, event initiation module 202, public participation assessment module 204, and public participation based event execution module 206.
• event initiation module 202 can be configured to enable start of the event such as start of a game, wherein the game can have any theme that may attract public at large or impacts a set of players. For instance, case of a game such as wheel of fortune, numerous people might have selected a defined number on which they have placed their bet. Similarly, even in a lottery game, a number of people would have selected their preferred set of numbers. Similarly, in a voting event, people/public can be expected to vote for say a song that they wish to listen or to top the music charts. Similarly, another event might involve voting from amongst a defined set of options to select one option. Any other like event that requires direct and/or indirect involvement of public at large is completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• public participation assessment module 204 can be configured to enable participating public, also referred to as users or people hereinafter, to participate in the event by either selecting an option or simply by sending an email/SMS/phone call or taking any other action that shows their participation in the event in context.
• public participation assessment module 204 can be configured to assess such public participation in terms of say the number of people that have participated over a defined period of time.
• public participation based event execution module 206 can be configured to incorporate the assessed/computed/evaluated public participation to define the manner in which the respective event is conducted.
• the wheel in the game of wheel of fortune, the wheel can be made to rotate at a faster speed when the public participation is increasing and therefore the speed of rotation can be proportional to the level of participation such that when the participation is say below a defined threshold, software or some other default means can be incorporated to execute the event.
• the count/trend of public participation may or may not affect the final outcome of the event. For instance, in a lottery game, if the winning number is pre-defined as "82", then even though public participation can show an increase magnitude of participation such as through increase in speed of mixing of numbers, or rotation of a wheel, or any other change of an object in physical dimension, the final outcome would always be 82.
• the final outcome of the event can also be configured to be based on the level of public participation, wherein, for instance, in case the participation is higher, double digit numbers in a jar/flask may jump at higher elevated levels when compared to single digit numbers, and therefore the double digit numbers may have a higher probability of outcome.
• event can be configured in any desired manner, wherein, for instance, one event can only allow the public participation in a defined timeframe such as only for a one minute duration, whereas another event may allow the users to participate for a duration that may even span more than the event per se. Therefore, all such combinations and configurations are completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• one event can be configured such that the public can participate sooner the event is initiated (say the wheel of fortune is just rotated) and can continue till the user participation falls to 500 people, post which the software/default mode would take way and give the final outcome, in which case the event would go on till the public participation is more than 500 people. Any other like configuration is therefore completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary and illustrative implementation 300 of the present system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• representation 302 shows a wheels of fortune game in which the wheel is rotated for a defined period of say 60 seconds and can then be stopped to declare the winning number that is shown by means of an arrow or pointer or any other means that can be fixed.
• the system can be configured to also show/present the public participation, wherein, in an exemplary configuration, if the number of user participating in the event is less than 2000 (2k), computing means of the proposed system can enable rotation of the wheel at a default speed of say 30 rotations per minute, whereas once the public participation increases beyond the minimum threshold of 2000, the rotation is increased based on the volume of participation. For instance, in 304, with the number of users participating in the event increasing to 4000, the rotation speed goes upto 60 rotations per minute, and similarly, in 306, with the number of users participating in the event increasing to 6000, the rotation speed goes upto 90 rotations per minute.
• the number of users participating in the event can also be shown in real-time say on a website or on television or any other medium where the participating people can view the participation for the event in general and then decide whether to continue their participation or stop the same.
• the user along with the participation, can also be expected to, say, enter a number from 1-20 so that the highest number of requests for a given number can, if configured by the system, be taken into consideration while presenting the winning number.
• the present example is completely exemplary and any other event, method of conducting the same, duration, extent/manner of involving public participation is completely within the scope of the present disclosure.
• the software or event executor can take control of the event and execute the same in a default manner to enable the outcome to be presented to the participating public.

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