SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCUMULATION AND VERIFICATION OF TRUST FOR PARTICIPATING USERS IN A CROWD SOURCING ACTIVITY
First Claim
1. ) A computer network implemented method for accumulation and verification of trust for each of a plurality of participating users engaged in one or more crowd sourcing activities, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) inviting the plurality of participating users through an open crowd sourced invitation to complete the one or more the crowd sourcing activities or a portion thereof; and
b) assigning a trust score to each of the plurality of participating users, said trust score being based on completion of the one or more crowd sourcing activities or a portion thereof to indicate a level of trust earned by a participating user relating to the veracity of the completion of the one or more crowd sourcing activities or a portion thereof by each of the plurality of participating users, and said trust score being one of the following;
increased if the participating user engages in an activity or behaviour that reflects an increase of trust; and
lowered if the participating user engages in an activity or behaviour that reflects a lessening of trust.
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Abstract
The present invention is a computer network implemented system and method for verifying that individual participants complete one or more crowd sourcing activities in a manner that is accurate and/or correct, and granting incentives to participating users based on accurate and/or correctly completed activities. The one or more crowd sourcing activities may include a plurality of tasks, each task including optionally a plurality of sub-tasks. Accurately and/or correctly completing activities may cause participant users to accumulate trust and such trust may be tangibly represented as Trust Scores, Quality Scores, and incentives allotted to participant users. The present invention is operable to accumulate and verify trust for each of the participating users. The present invention may improve quality of the crowd sourcing activity by awarding Trust Scores to participating users, and awarding Quality Scores to tasks or sub-tasks completed by the various participating users.
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20 Claims
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1. ) A computer network implemented method for accumulation and verification of trust for each of a plurality of participating users engaged in one or more crowd sourcing activities, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) inviting the plurality of participating users through an open crowd sourced invitation to complete the one or more the crowd sourcing activities or a portion thereof; and b) assigning a trust score to each of the plurality of participating users, said trust score being based on completion of the one or more crowd sourcing activities or a portion thereof to indicate a level of trust earned by a participating user relating to the veracity of the completion of the one or more crowd sourcing activities or a portion thereof by each of the plurality of participating users, and said trust score being one of the following;
increased if the participating user engages in an activity or behaviour that reflects an increase of trust; and
lowered if the participating user engages in an activity or behaviour that reflects a lessening of trust. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. ) A computer network implemented system for accumulation and verification of trust for each of a plurality of participating users engaged in one or more crowd sourcing activities, said system comprising:
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a) a server linked to an application, said server being operable to implement the application so that said application is accessible and operable by;
an operator; and
each of the plurality of participating users, whereby said plurality of participating users engage in the one or more crowd sourcing activities or any portion thereof; andb) an administrative utility incorporated in the application and operable to implement the one or more crowd sourcing activities or any portion thereof for completion by each of the plurality of participating users and to assign one or more trust scores based on said completion to each of the plurality of participating, said one or more trust scores being based on completion of the one or more crowd sourcing activities or a portion thereof to indicate a level of trust earned by a participating user relating to the veracity of the completion of the one or more crowd sourcing activities or a portion thereof by each of the plurality of participating users, and said trust score being one of the following;
increased if the if the participating user engages in an activity or behaviour that reflects an increase of trust; and
lowered if the participating user engages in an activity or behaviour that reflects a lessening of trust. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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