MOBILE INTELLIGENCE TASKS

• US 20090063267A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Veeraprakash, Veeramurthy, Pollock, Heidi Ann, Dubinko, Micah, Gavrylyako, Olga Volodymyrivna
• Application Number:
  US11/849,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20090063267A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.140
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives

Abstract

One or more intelligence tasks can be selected by a user on a mobile device. Once the user completes all or portions of an intelligence task, the user'"'"'s performance of the intelligence task is validated by comparing the user'"'"'s performance with the performance of the same intelligence task by other users. If the user'"'"'s performance is validated, the user is provided with an award. In another aspect, the system is directed to collecting information regarding capabilities of various mobile devices through the performance of intelligence tasks. Intelligence tasks that prompt a user to identify or verify capabilities of a mobile device are provided to the user. Based on the validated performance of these intelligence tasks, information regarding the capabilities of various types of mobile devices is obtained. The obtained capability information is utilized to enable rendering of content on one or more mobile devices.

Claims

1. A method for enabling intelligence tasks on a mobile device, comprising:

enabling a user to select an intelligence task from a mobile device;

providing an application to the mobile device for enabling the user to perform the intelligence task;

receiving at least one datum from the application based on the user'"'"'s performance of the intelligence task;

comparing the at least one datum with at least one other datum received from the performance of the intelligence task by at least one other user to determine whether the user'"'"'s at least one datum is valid; and

providing the user with an award if the user'"'"'s datum is valid.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one datum includes at least one capability information about the mobile device, the method further comprising:

identifying the type of the mobile device; and

associating the at least one capability information with the type of the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

providing the at least one capability information to enable rendering of content on a mobile device of the same type.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparing step comprises:

determining whether the user'"'"'s at least one datum is equivalent to the majority of the at least one other datum received from the performance of the intelligence task by the at least one other user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the award comprises at least one of money, credit, voucher, coupon, discount, membership, subscription, service, or product.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the intelligence task comprises:

attempting to display or play at least one content;

prompting the user to indicate whether the at least one content was displayed or played; and

receiving from the user an indication of whether the content was displayed or played.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one content includes a scroll bar, an input, a button, or another user interface component.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one content includes a trademark symbol, a copyright symbol, or a non-alphanumeric character.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one content includes a video file, an audio file, a text file format, or a binary file format.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one content includes at least two lines of text, wherein the prompting step comprises:

prompting the user to indicate the number of lines of text displayed on the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the intelligence task comprises:

attempting to display a first content and a second content;

prompting the user to compare the first content and the second content; and

receiving from the user an indication comparing the first content and the second content.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first content is a first text with a first font and the second content is a second text with a second font, wherein the prompting step comprises:

prompting the user to compare whether the mobile device displays the first text and the second text with different fonts.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first content is a first text and the second content is a line, wherein the prompting step comprises:

prompting the user to compare whether the mobile device displays the first text and the line with the same width.

14. An apparatus for enabling intelligence tasks on a mobile device, comprising:

a memory for storing processor executable data; and

a processor for executing the stored data to enable actions, including;

enabling a user to select an intelligence task from a mobile device;

providing an application to the mobile device for enabling the user to perform the intelligence task;

receiving at least one datum from the application based on the user'"'"'s performance of the intelligence task;

comparing the at least one datum with at least one other datum received from the performance of the intelligence task by at least one other user to determine whether the user'"'"'s at least one datum is valid; and

providing the user with an award if the user'"'"'s datum is valid.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least one datum includes at least one capability information about the mobile device, the actions further comprising:

identifying the type of the mobile device; and

associating the at least one capability information with the type of the mobile device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, the actions further comprising:

providing the at least one capability information to enable rendering of content on a mobile device of the same type.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus is arranged as at least one of a network device, a client device, or a mobile device.

18. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable code stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors, enables actions, comprising:

enabling a user to select an intelligence task from a mobile device;

providing an application to the mobile device for enabling the user to perform the intelligence task;

receiving at least one datum from the application based on the user'"'"'s performance of the intelligence task;

comparing the at least one datum with at least one other datum received from the performance of the intelligence task by at least one other user to determine whether the user'"'"'s at least one datum is valid; and

providing the user with an award if the user'"'"'s datum is valid.

19. The processor-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the at least one datum includes at least one capability information about the mobile device, the actions further comprising:

identifying the type of the mobile device; and

associating the at least one capability information with the type of the mobile device.

20. The processor-readable medium of claim 19, the actions further comprising:

providing the at least one capability information to enable rendering of content on a mobile device of the same type.