System and method for voting in online competitions
First Claim
1. A system for collecting online votes, comprising:
- a server connected to a network;
a database connected to the server; and
a voter computer connected to the network;
wherein the server is configured to provide a plurality of options to the voter computer;
wherein the voter computer is configured to register with the server using a profile and to communicate a current selection from one of the options to the server;
wherein the database stores information concerning past activity associated with a voter profile; and
wherein the server is configured to determine the value of the vote as a function of at least one factor indicative of the stored information concerning the past activity associated with the voter profile.
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Abstract
Content distribution systems that support Cost-Per-Engagement (CPE) based advertising are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a server connected to a network, a database connected to the server and a voter computer connected to the network. In addition, the server is configured to provide a plurality of options to the voter computer, the voter computer is configured to register with the server using a profile and to communicate a current selection from one of the options to the server, the database stores information concerning past activity associated with a voter profile and the server is configured to determine the value of the vote as a function of at least one factor indicative of stored information concerning the past activity associated with the voter profile.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for collecting online votes, comprising:
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a server connected to a network; a database connected to the server; and a voter computer connected to the network; wherein the server is configured to provide a plurality of options to the voter computer; wherein the voter computer is configured to register with the server using a profile and to communicate a current selection from one of the options to the server; wherein the database stores information concerning past activity associated with a voter profile; and wherein the server is configured to determine the value of the vote as a function of at least one factor indicative of the stored information concerning the past activity associated with the voter profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of tallying votes from a plurality of voters, comprising:
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maintaining information concerning the activity of each voter; receiving a vote from one of the voters; verifying that the vote does not violate at least one voting rule; determining a value to attribute to the verified vote using a function of at least one factor that is indicative of the stored information concerning the activity of the voter; and adding the value of the vote to the tally. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for collecting online ratings, comprising:
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a server connected to a network; a database connected to the server; and a user computer connected to the network; wherein the server is configured to provide a candidate to the user computer; wherein the user computer is configured to register with the server using a profile and to communicate a rating of the candidate to the server; wherein the database stores information concerning past activity associated with a voter profile; and wherein the server is configured to determine the value of the rating as a function of at least one factor indicative of the stored information concerning the past activity associated with the voter profile.
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