| US 7,493,267 B1 | ||
| Method and apparatus for compensating participation in marketing research | ||
| Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US); Daniel E. Tedesco, Westport, Conn. (US); John M. Packes, Jr., Hawthorne, N.Y. (US); Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, Conn. (US); Peter Kim, Stamford, Conn. (US); Andrew P. Golden, New York, N.Y. (US); Timothy A. Palmer, Stamford, Conn. (US); and Steven M. Santisi, Stamford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 30, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/609,147. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/201134, filed on May 02, 2000. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—14 [463/20; 463/21] | 34 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
determining a gambling history of a player;
selecting the player to receive a survey question based on the gambling history;
transmitting the survey question to the player via a slot machine;
receiving a response of the player to the survey question;
determining, by a processing device, compensation for the response; and
after receiving the response, transmitting a signal to the slot machine to provide the determined compensation to the player.
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