Remote project development method and system
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1. A method, comprising:
- contracting with a customer to develop a project;
posting a description of the project at a site on a computer network that is accessible by a number of developers;
receiving one or more bids for the project from one or more of the developers over the computer network;
awarding the project to at least one selected developer from the developers based on the bids;
administering development of the project by the selected developer; and
supplying the customer a completed project.
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Abstract
A project is developed using a community of remotely located developers over a computer network. An overseer of the project contracts with a customer to develop a project, and the overseer posts a description of the project at a site that is accessible by the community of developers. Bids for the project are received from the developers over the computer network. The project is awarded to at least one of the developers. The overseer manages development of the project by the selected developer and supplies the customer a completed project.
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1. A method, comprising:
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contracting with a customer to develop a project;
posting a description of the project at a site on a computer network that is accessible by a number of developers;
receiving one or more bids for the project from one or more of the developers over the computer network;
awarding the project to at least one selected developer from the developers based on the bids;
administering development of the project by the selected developer; and
supplying the customer a completed project. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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12. A method, comprising:
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operating a project development server that is operatively coupled to one or more developer computers over a computer network, the server being operatively coupled to a customer computer over a computer network;
receiving a signal corresponding to a request for development of a project from the customer computer over the computer network;
sending one or more signals corresponding to a description of the project to one or more of the developer computers over the computer network;
receiving with the server one or more signals corresponding to one or more evaluations of the project from the developer computers over the computer network; and
sending to the customer computer a signal corresponding to an acceptance of the project based at least in part on the evaluations.
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14. A computer-readable device, the device comprising:
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logic executable by a computer to adjust a bid for a project from a developer based on reputation, said logic being operable by said computer to receive the bid for the project from the developer over a computer network, said logic being further operable by said computer to maintain a reputation score for the developer, said logic being further operable by said computer to calculate an adjusted bid, wherein the adjusted bid corresponds to the bid from the developer proportionally adjusted with respect to the reputation score of the developer; and
wherein said logic is operable by said computer to provide the adjusted bid.
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