Method and system for posting ideas to a reconfigurable website
First Claim
1. A method for reconfiguring a web page, the method comprising:
- sending a web page to a client, the web page including a plurality of sections, each section including at least one aspect of a topic and an option for casting a vote for a topic posted;
receiving at least one vote for at least one of the plurality of sections;
determining a Total Qualitative Management Criterion (TQMC) for each section of the website, by applying an increasing function of time to newer votes to enable relative weightings of older votes to diminish over time without requiring computing a decaying time function to determine weightings for each vote; and
reconfiguring the web page by ranking sections according to the TQMC for each section.
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Abstract
A method for automatically reconfiguring a webpage is provided. The web page may include a plurality of sections, and each section may include at least one aspect related to a particular topic, such as customer support and an option for casting a vote for a topic posted. A vote may be received vote for at least one of the plurality of sections. A Total Qualitative Management Criterion (TQMC) may be determined for each section of the website. An increasing function of time may be applied to newer votes to enable relative weightings of older votes to diminish over time without requiring computing a decaying time function to determine weightings for each vote. The webpage may be reconfigured based on ranking the sections according to the TQMC for each section.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for reconfiguring a web page, the method comprising:
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sending a web page to a client, the web page including a plurality of sections, each section including at least one aspect of a topic and an option for casting a vote for a topic posted; receiving at least one vote for at least one of the plurality of sections; determining a Total Qualitative Management Criterion (TQMC) for each section of the website, by applying an increasing function of time to newer votes to enable relative weightings of older votes to diminish over time without requiring computing a decaying time function to determine weightings for each vote; and reconfiguring the web page by ranking sections according to the TQMC for each section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for automatically reconfiguring a web page, the method comprising:
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receiving a web page at a client, the web page including a plurality of sections, each section including at least one aspect of a topic and an option for casting a vote for a topic posted; sending at least one vote for at least one of the plurality of sections; receiving information for rendering a reconfigured version of the webpage, the webpage being reconfigured by ranking sections according to Total Qualitative Management Criterion (TQMC) for each section, the TQMC being an increasing function of time to newer votes to enable relative weightings of older votes to diminish over time without requiring computing a decaying time function to determine weightings for each vote; and rendering the version of the webpage.
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16. A machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for implementing a method for automatically reconfiguring a web page, the method comprising:
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sending a web page to a client, the web page including a plurality of sections, each section including at least one aspect of a topic and an option for casting a vote for a topic posted; receiving at least one vote for at least one of the plurality of sections; determining a Total Qualitative Management Criterion (TQMC) for each section of the website, by applying an increasing function of time to newer votes to enable relative weightings of older votes to diminish over time without requiring computing a decaying time function to determine weightings for each vote; and reconfiguring the web page by ranking sections according to the TQMC for each section. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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