Methods and systems for providing real-time incentive for text submissions

• US 20050060230A1
• Filed: 08/09/2004
• Published: 03/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Evan John Kaye
• Original Assignee: Evan John Kaye
• Inventors: Kaye, Evan John
• Application Number:
  US10/914,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20050060230A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.190
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards

Abstract

In one aspect of a preferred embodiment, the invention comprises a system for providing an incentive for text entry, comprising: a server computer in communication with an electronic computer network; a database in communication with the server computer; an administrator computer in communication with the server computer; and an accounts payable computer in communication with the server computer; wherein the server computer is operable to transmit a form over the electronic computer network to a user computer; and wherein the form comprises at least one text input area; and at least one reward value display wherein a displayed reward value is related to an amount of text entered into the at least one text input area.

Claims

1. Software for facilitating a positive feedback incentive for a user to enter text, wherein the interface comprises:

a) at least one text input area; and

b) at least one reward value display, wherein a displayed reward value is related to an amount of text entered into said at least one text input area.

2. The software of claim 1, wherein said displayed reward value is directly correlated with a number of characters in said text input area.

3. The software of claim 1, wherein said displayed reward value is dynamically updated at each keystroke in said text input area.

4. The software of claim 1, wherein said displayed reward value is directly correlated with a number of words in said text input area.

5. The software of claim 1, wherein a plurality of text input areas are provided, and said displayed reward value is directly correlated with an aggregate number of characters in said plurality of text input areas.

6. The software of claim 1, wherein said displayed reward value is capped in total.

7. The software of claim 1, wherein said displayed reward value is capped on a per-response basis.

8. A system for providing an incentive for text entry, comprising:

a server computer in communication with an electronic computer network;

a database in communication with said server computer;

an administrator computer in communication with said server computer; and

an accounts payable computer in communication with said server computer;

wherein said server computer is operable to transmit a form over said electronic computer network to a user computer; and

wherein said form comprises at least one text input area; and

at least one reward value display wherein a displayed reward value is related to an amount of text entered into said at least one text input area.

9. A method for providing a real-time incentive for text entry, comprising the steps of:

electronically calculating a first number of characters in a text box located on a computer screen;

receiving an electronic signal indicating that a keyboard key has been pressed while a cursor is located in said text box;

electronically calculating a second number of characters in said text box;

electronically calculating a difference between said first number and said second number;

electronically calculating a compensation amount based on at least one of said first and second numbers; and

displaying said compensation amount on said computer screen.

10. A method as in claim 9, further comprising a step of checking whether said difference is greater than a pre-determined positive number and, if said difference is greater than said pre-determined positive number, displaying a message on said computer screen warning a user not to paste text into said text box.

11. A method as in claim 9, further comprising a step of checking whether said difference is greater than a pre-determined positive number and, if said difference is greater than said pre-determined positive number, causing said text box to revert to its previous state (when it contained only said first number of characters).

12. A method as in claim 9, further comprising causing said text box to revert to its previous state (when it contained only said first number of characters).

13. A method as in claim 10, further comprising causing said text box to revert to its previous state (when it contained only said first number of characters).

14. A method as in claim 9, wherein said compensation amount is calculated by multiplying a text rate times said difference, then adding the product of the text rate and the difference to a previously calculated compensation amount.

15. A method as in claim 9, wherein said compensation amount is calculated by multiplying a text rate times said second number.

16. A method as in claim 9, further comprising saving contents of said text box to a database.

17. A method as in claim 14, wherein said text rate is per character.

18. A method as in claim 14, wherein said text rate is per word.

19. A method for providing a real-time incentive for text entry, comprising the steps of:

receiving an electronic signal indicating that a keyboard key has been pressed while a cursor is located in a text box;

electronically calculating a number of characters in said text box;

electronically calculating a compensation amount based on said number of characters; and

displaying said compensation amount on said computer screen.

20. A method as in claim 19, wherein said compensation amount is calculated by multiplying a text rate times said number of characters.

21. A method as in claim 19, further comprising a step of checking whether said number of characters is greater than a pre-determined positive number and, if said number of characters is greater than said pre-determined positive number, displaying a message on said computer screen warning a user not to paste text into said text box.

22. A method as in claim 19, further comprising a step of checking whether said number of characters is greater than a pre-determined positive number and, if said number of characters is greater than said pre-determined positive number, causing said text box to revert to the state immediately before said keyboard key was pressed.

23. A method as in claim 19, further comprising causing said text box to revert to the state immediately before said keyboard key was pressed.

24. A method as in claim 20, further comprising causing said text box to revert to the state immediately before said keyboard key was pressed.

25. A method as in claim 19, further comprising saving contents of said text box to a database.

26. A method as in claim 20, wherein said text rate is per character.

27. A method as in claim 20, wherein said text rate is per word.