System and method for network-based talent contest
First Claim
1. A voting system for counting votes placed over a network, the voting system comprising:
- a registration fraud detection module operable to detect multiple registrations by a common user through the network;
a safe vote module operable to analyze registrations by plural users to detect multiple votes placed by a common user through the network; and
a voting results monitor operable to analyze vote results for votes placed through the network to detect patterns associated with voting fraud.
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Abstract
A talent contest management platform provides an interface for artists to submit video presentations and fans to view the video presentations through the Internet to allow fans to vote to select artist talent contest winners from plural contest stages, each stage having an associated content genre. A voting system accepts fan votes over predetermined time periods, such as through plural contest rounds, until finalists picked by voting perform for a final vote round, such as by a live webcast. The voting system ensures a fair and fraud-free contest winner selection by tracking fan registrations, monitoring fan votes and analyzing voting results to detect and address voting fraud.
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20 Claims
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1. A voting system for counting votes placed over a network, the voting system comprising:
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a registration fraud detection module operable to detect multiple registrations by a common user through the network;
a safe vote module operable to analyze registrations by plural users to detect multiple votes placed by a common user through the network; and
a voting results monitor operable to analyze vote results for votes placed through the network to detect patterns associated with voting fraud. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting voting fraud for votes placed over a network for talent contest artist submissions, the method comprising:
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monitoring user registrations to detect multiple registrations by a user;
analyzing user votes to detect multiple votes by a user for any one artist submission; and
analyzing vote results to detect patterns of fraud. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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