Open community model for exchanging information in dynamic environments
First Claim
1. An open community model for exchanging information in a dynamic environment, said open community model comprising:
- means for enabling suppliers, consumers, prosumers, potential suppliers, potential consumers, and potential prosumers to access said open community model via open platform data encoding standards;
a continually evolving world model;
means for enabling said suppliers, said potential suppliers, said prosumers, and said potential prosumers to supply timely information about themselves, about said dynamic environment, or a combination thereof to said world model;
means for updating and improving said world model based on said timely information;
means for generating integrated information based on said world model, said integrated information reflecting a continually evolving knowledge of said dynamic environment; and
means for enabling said consumers and said prosumers to receive and evaluate said integrated information.
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Abstract
An open community model for information exchange enables individuals to plan and attain superior outcomes in a dynamic environment. A continually “world model” maintains information about the dynamic environment that is valuable for individuals of the open community. An open community model application publicizes a specification of relevant types of information it receives from suppliers and provides to consumers. Suppliers provide information consistent with the specification. Consumers utilize received information to reduce uncertainties or errors in the assumed environment so they can generate improved plans or improve their expected outcomes. Consumers give feedback to the open community model about the quality of information they received. A “world model” application combines information received to update and improve its understanding of the dynamic environment and its estimates of relevant parameters. The community model simplifies the creation and operation of information markets where innovative products are naturally selected and economically reinforced.
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1. An open community model for exchanging information in a dynamic environment, said open community model comprising:
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means for enabling suppliers, consumers, prosumers, potential suppliers, potential consumers, and potential prosumers to access said open community model via open platform data encoding standards;
a continually evolving world model;
means for enabling said suppliers, said potential suppliers, said prosumers, and said potential prosumers to supply timely information about themselves, about said dynamic environment, or a combination thereof to said world model;
means for updating and improving said world model based on said timely information;
means for generating integrated information based on said world model, said integrated information reflecting a continually evolving knowledge of said dynamic environment; and
means for enabling said consumers and said prosumers to receive and evaluate said integrated information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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