@patent {238166, title = {Participant Grouping for Enhanced Interactive Experience}, volume = {US 8,914,373 B2}, number = {U.S. Patent and Trademark Office}, year = {2014}, edition = {United States of America}, chapter = {US}, abstract = {Representative embodiments of a method for grouping participants in an activity include the steps of: (i) defining a\ grouping policy; (ii) storing, in a database, participant records\ that include a participant identifer, a characteristic associated\ With the participant, and/or an identifier for a participant{\textquoteright}s\ handheld device; (iii) defining groupings based on the policy\ and characteristics of the participants relating to the policy\ and to the activity; and (iv) communicating the groupings to\ the handheld devices to establish the groups.}, issn = {8914373}, author = {Gary King and Lukoff, Brian and Eric Mazur} }