| 摘要 |
A system and method for managing information at a trade show, exposition, convention, or other gathering of people, includes a data processing unit (110, 112) for acquiring registration information from persons attending the gathering and for producing an identification badge (350) for each person which has a machine-readable identification number (300) encoded thereon which is unique to each person. The exhibitors at the gathering are each provided with a battery-powered portable data capture unit (200) which is used to read the identification numbers (300) on the badges (350) of each attendee so that a record is maintained of each attendee who visits the exhibits of each exhibitor. The portable data capture unit (200) receives attendee responsive information in accordance with criteria selected by each exhibitor. Digital representations of the attendee identification numbers and the responsive information are stored in the portable data capture units (200). The data in each data capture unit (200) is periodically transferred to a data processing unit (110, 112), either directly or through an intermediary portable host unit (916). The data processing unit (110, 112) provides a summary of the attendance information for each exhibitor and a summary of the responsive information received from each attendee. The exhibitors are provided with the information without having to maintain a separate written record of the visits and responses of the attendees at the exhibits. The system further includes a message handling unit (104) responsive to the identification numbers (300) on the badges (350) to transfer messages to attendees. |
