System and method for exchanging creative content
First Claim
1. A method for staged disclosure of a job request, the job request comprising a quota that indicates the number of responses to be received and a deadline for receipt of the responses, the method comprising:
- determining a reputation rating for each of a plurality of service providers;
disclosing the job request to a group of service providers, wherein the reputation rating of each of the service providers in the group is higher than a threshold;
receiving a response to the job request from at least one service provider within the group;
prior to the deadline, comparing a number of responses received with the quota;
if the number of responses received is lower than the quota, disclosing the job request to service providers outside the group, wherein the disclosing is carried out in order of decreasing reputation rating.
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Abstract
System and method for exchanging intellectual capital. The present invention provides an exchange that matches buyers and sellers of knowledge and ideas. A reputation rating system is provided so that buyers (i.e., clients) can obtain the highest average quality of response at a given price. When a job is posted by a client, it is first shown to the highest rated sellers (members of the exchange). As time passes, lower rated members are shown the job until the quota of responses or the deadline is reached.
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74 Claims
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1. A method for staged disclosure of a job request, the job request comprising a quota that indicates the number of responses to be received and a deadline for receipt of the responses, the method comprising:
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determining a reputation rating for each of a plurality of service providers;
disclosing the job request to a group of service providers, wherein the reputation rating of each of the service providers in the group is higher than a threshold;
receiving a response to the job request from at least one service provider within the group;
prior to the deadline, comparing a number of responses received with the quota;
if the number of responses received is lower than the quota, disclosing the job request to service providers outside the group, wherein the disclosing is carried out in order of decreasing reputation rating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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16. A method for staged disclosure of a job request, the job request comprising a quota that indicates the number of responses to be received and a deadline for receipt of the responses, the method comprising:
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determining a reputation rating for each of a plurality of service providers;
determining an acceptance probability rate as a function of service provider reputation rating, the acceptance probability rate indicating the likelihood that a service provider with a given reputation rating will provide a response to the job request;
selecting, based on the acceptance probability rate, a group of service providers of size sufficient to generate a number of responses equal to the quota by the deadline, wherein the group of service providers has the highest possible mean reputation rating;
disclosing the job request to the group;
receiving a response to the job request from at least one service provider within the group;
comparing a number of responses predicted by the acceptance probability rate with a number of responses received;
if the number of responses received is less than the number of responses predicted by the acceptance probability rate, disclosing the job request to service providers outside the group.
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31. A method for rating service providers, comprising:
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receiving a numerical rating from a client for a service performed by a service provider;
determining an occurrence of a reputation event, wherein the reputation event is selected from the group comprising, designating the service provider as a preferred provider by a client, designating the service provider as an unacceptable provider by a client, requesting the service provider to perform a particular job, refusing to compensate the service provider for services performed, and failing to perform a service after accepting a job, assigning a numerical value for the occurrence of each of the reputation events, calculating a reputation rating (RR) for the service provider based on the numerical rating and the numerical value. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38)
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37. A method for rating a service provider, comprising:
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determining a reputation rating for the service provider;
adjusting the reputation rating based on a quality assessment made by a client, and on an occurrence of a reputation event, wherein the reputation event is selected from the group comprising, designating the service provider as a preferred provider by a client, designating the service provider as an unacceptable provider by a client, requesting the service provider to perform a particular job, refusing to compensate the service provider for services performed, and failing to perform a service after accepting a job.
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39. A method for facilitating the buying and selling of services, comprising:
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receiving a job request from a client, the job request comprising a description of a service to be performed and a deadline;
receiving from the client a quota indicating a number of responses to be provided for the job request;
selecting a group of service providers, wherein a number of service providers in the group is determined as a function of the number of service providers to whom the job request must be disclosed so that a number of responses received from the service providers equals the quota;
disclosing the job request to the group;
receiving a response to the job request from at least one service provider within the group;
prior to the deadline, comparing a number of responses received and the quota;
adjusting, based on the comparison of the number of responses received and the quota, the number of service providers in the group.
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40. A method for facilitating the buying and selling of services, comprising:
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receiving a job request from a client, the job request comprising a description of a service to be performed and a deadline;
receiving from the client a quota indicating a number of responses to be provided for the job request;
determining a reputation rating for each of a plurality of service providers;
selecting a first group of service providers from the plurality of service providers, wherein a mean reputation rating of the first group is higher than a mean reputation rating of the plurality of service providers;
disclosing the job request to service providers within the first group;
receiving a response to the job request from at least one service provider within the first group;
prior to the deadline, comparing a number of responses received and the quota;
if the number of responses received is less than the quota, disclosing the job request to a second group of service providers, wherein a mean reputation rating of the second group is less than the mean reputation rating of the first group. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for facilitating the buying and selling of services, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of job requests from a plurality of clients, each job request comprising a description of a service to be performed and a deadline;
receiving from each client a quota indicating a number of responses to be provided for the job request;
determining a reputation rating for each of a plurality of service providers;
for each job request, selecting a first group of service providers from the plurality of service providers, wherein a mean reputation rating of the first group is higher than a mean reputation rating of the plurality of service providers;
disclosing capsules describing the job request to the service providers within the first group, whereby service providers may accept the capsule, indicating an intention to provide a response to the job request;
receiving capsule deliveries comprising responses to the job request from the service providers who accepted the capsules;
prior to the deadline, comparing a number of capsules delivered and the quota;
if the number of capsules delivered is less than the quota, disclosing capsules describing the job request to a second group of service providers, wherein a mean reputation rating of the second group is less than the mean reputation rating of the first group. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method for valuing intellectual capital within an organization, wherein the organization comprises a plurality of clients, who request services to be performed, and a plurality of members, who perform the services, comprising:
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collecting information responsive to a quantity of services provided by a member;
collecting information responsive to a quality rating of the services provided by the member;
collecting information responsive to a quantity of member connections by the member, wherein a member connection occurs when the member identifies a second member to perform a service;
correlating the services provided by the member and the member connections with an output;
assigning a monetary value to the output;
determining, responsive to the quantity of the services provided by the member, the quantity rating of the services provided by the member, and the quantity of member connections by the member, a percentage of the monetary value of the output attributable to the member.
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