GROUPWISE COLLABORATIVE SUGGESTION MODERATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An automated suggestion moderation system comprising:
- a plurality of portable computing devices, a first one of the plurality of portable computing devices adapted to accept a suggestion from a user of the first one of the plurality of portable computing devices via a user interface of the first one of the plurality of portable computing devices and convey an indication of the suggestion to one or more others of the plurality of portable computing devices, each of the one or more others adapted to receive the indication of the suggestion, display a representation of the suggestion at a respective user interface of the one or more others of the plurality of portable computing devices, accept a response to the suggestion from a respective user of the one or more others of the plurality of portable computing devices via the respective user interface, and convey a response indication to a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to receive a plurality of response indications, generate a decision based at least in part upon the plurality of response indications, and send a decision indication to one or more of the plurality of portable computing devices.
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Abstract
An automated suggestion moderation system is provided that enables a group of users of portable computing devices to collaboratively pose suggestions and make decisions with the support of a software-moderated process. In one embodiment a user of a first portable computing device enters a suggestion into a user interface of the device. A representation of the suggestion is conveyed over a communication link to one or more other portable computing devices. A representation of the suggestion is displayed to a user of each respective portable computing device. A response to the suggestion is accepted from a user of each respective portable computing devices, the response indicating a level of acceptance or rejection of the posed suggestion. A software process receives the responses, tallies the responses, and generates a resulting decision; an indication of the decision is sent to and displayed on one or more of the portable computing devices.
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1. An automated suggestion moderation system comprising:
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a plurality of portable computing devices, a first one of the plurality of portable computing devices adapted to accept a suggestion from a user of the first one of the plurality of portable computing devices via a user interface of the first one of the plurality of portable computing devices and convey an indication of the suggestion to one or more others of the plurality of portable computing devices, each of the one or more others adapted to receive the indication of the suggestion, display a representation of the suggestion at a respective user interface of the one or more others of the plurality of portable computing devices, accept a response to the suggestion from a respective user of the one or more others of the plurality of portable computing devices via the respective user interface, and convey a response indication to a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to receive a plurality of response indications, generate a decision based at least in part upon the plurality of response indications, and send a decision indication to one or more of the plurality of portable computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for automated collaborative decision making comprising:
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receiving an indication of a suggestion, the indication of the suggestion being generated in response to user input into a first portable computing device;
conveying a representation of the suggestion to a plurality of other portable computing devices over a wireless communication network;
causing at least a portion of the representation of the suggestion to be displayed through an output of each of the plurality of other portable computing devices such that the at least a portion of the representation of the suggestion may be reviewed by a respective user of the each of the plurality of other portable computing devices;
providing a limited time period during which the respective user may provide a response to the suggestion by interacting with a respective user interface of the each of the plurality of other portable computing devices;
receiving an indication of the response from one or more of the plurality of other portable computing devices;
producing a tally of the indication of the response of the one or more of the plurality of other portable computing devices;
generating a decision based at least in part upon the tally; and
sending an indication of the decision to at least one of the plurality of other portable computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for automated collaborative decision making comprising:
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enabling a plurality of portable computing devices to each display a suggestion to a user of a respective one of the plurality of portable computing devices, at least a portion of the suggestion originating from a first portable computing device as a result of a user interaction with a user interface of the first portable computing device;
receiving a response from each of one or more of the plurality of portable computing devices, each response indicating a degree of acceptance or rejection of the suggestion by the user of the respective portable computing device, the each response being generated as the result of a respective user interaction with a respective user interface of the portable computing device or as the result of a default response process;
generating an acceptance or rejection decision based at least in part upon an assessment of the received responses; and
sending an indication of the decision to the one or more of the plurality of portable computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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