METHOD FOR PROMOTING BEHAVIOR CHANGE THROUGH SOCIAL REWARD MEDIATION
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1. A system for incentivizing activities, the system comprising:
- a plurality of entities having preexisting relationships with a given entity;
a monitoring device associated with the given entity and configured to track activities of the given entity;
a feedback mechanism configured to allow the plurality of entities to provide feedback to the given entity regarding the activities of the given entity; and
a reward mechanism configured to determine rewards for the plurality of entities based on the tracked activities of the given entity and configured to provide the rewards to the plurality of entities.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for influencing behavior in social settings. The method/system gathers information about the behavior of socially connected entities/individuals, for example, and computes monetary rewards, for example, to distribute to these individuals, thus giving them incentive to adopt a particular behavior. Examples of applications include health insurance, car insurance, power production, weight-loss programs, and public utilities. These methods and systems can be twice as efficient in terms of effect per cost as compared to previous approaches. These methods and systems can improve overall quality of service among computer networks.
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1. A system for incentivizing activities, the system comprising:
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a plurality of entities having preexisting relationships with a given entity; a monitoring device associated with the given entity and configured to track activities of the given entity; a feedback mechanism configured to allow the plurality of entities to provide feedback to the given entity regarding the activities of the given entity; and a reward mechanism configured to determine rewards for the plurality of entities based on the tracked activities of the given entity and configured to provide the rewards to the plurality of entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for achieving a community goal, the method comprising:
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establishing an egonetwork for an individual in a community; assigning incentives across the individual'"'"'s egonetwork; measuring the individual'"'"'s contributions toward the community goal; calculating values for the incentives based on contributions by the individual toward the community goal; and providing the incentives to members of the individual'"'"'s egonetwork. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for achieving a community goal, the method comprising:
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establishing positive feedback incentive relationships among individuals with preexisting relationships within a community; notifying the individuals of incentives for working toward the community goal; and rewarding individuals with the incentives based on positive feedback relationships with a given individual for behaviors of the given individual toward the community goal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for incentivizing activities, the method comprising:
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determining for a given individual a number of other individuals with whom to take part in an incentive mechanism; notifying individuals of incentive mechanism goals and rewards; monitoring activities of the given individual; determining rewards for the other individuals based on the activities of the given individual; and providing the rewards to the other individuals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for discouraging activities, the system comprising:
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a plurality of entities having preexisting relationships with a given entity; a monitoring device associated with the given entity and configured to track activities of the given entity; a feedback mechanism to allow the plurality of entities to provide feedback to the given entity regarding the activities of the given entity; and a penalty mechanism configured to determine penalties for the plurality of entities based on the tracked activities of the given entity and configured to confer the penalties on the plurality of entities.
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28. A method for incentivizing cooperation among a plurality of networks in communication with a given network, the plurality of networks and given network obligated to forward network traffic to adjacent networks, the method comprising:
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establishing a universal quality of service charge for each unit of network traffic handled by the networks; determining whether the given network attempts to relieve network traffic congestion to improve overall quality of service among the networks; and allocating a portion of the received charges to networks that attempt to relieve network traffic congestion among the networks. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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