Delegated authority evaluation system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for evaluating content, comprising:
- a primary authority;
a plurality of contributing authorities, wherein each of said contributing authorities is delegated one or more quantities of authority from a total of available authority via designation by any of;
said primary authority, and at least one other of said contributing authorities;
a plurality of ratings, each rating associated with said content by any of;
said primary authority, and one of said contributing authorities; and
a composite rating based on said ratings; and
wherein said composite rating comprises a value of said content as judged by said primary authority.
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Abstract
The invention provides an evaluation system for reliably evaluating large amounts of content. The evaluation system is managed by a primary authority that designates one or more contributing authorities by delegating to each a specific quantity of authority. Each contributing authority may in turn designate and delegate authority to one or more additional contributing authorities, subject to the restriction that the total quantity of authority delegated does not exceed the quantity of authority the contributing authority was itself delegated. Each contributing authority, and optionally the primary authority itself, may evaluate one or more portions of content by associating a rating with each evaluated portion of content. A composite rating for a particular portion of content may then be determined based upon the ratings associated with the portion of content. Preferably, the ratings are combined in a manner that affords a higher priority to the ratings provided by contributing authorities to which a greater quantity of authority was delegated.
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34 Claims
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1. Apparatus for evaluating content, comprising:
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a primary authority;
a plurality of contributing authorities, wherein each of said contributing authorities is delegated one or more quantities of authority from a total of available authority via designation by any of;
said primary authority, and at least one other of said contributing authorities;
a plurality of ratings, each rating associated with said content by any of;
said primary authority, and one of said contributing authorities; and
a composite rating based on said ratings; and
wherein said composite rating comprises a value of said content as judged by said primary authority. - 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, 32)
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26. A method for evaluating content, comprising the steps of:
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providing a primary authority;
delegating one or more quantities of authority from a total of available authority to each of a plurality of contributing authorities via designation by any of;
said primary authority, and at least one other of said contributing authorities;
associating a plurality of ratings with said content, each rating associated by any of;
said primary authority, and one of said contributing authorities; and
determining a composite rating based on said ratings;
wherein said composite rating comprises a value of said content as judged by said primary authority. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34)
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