SYSTEM FOR CUSTOM USER-GENERATED ACHIEVEMENT BADGES BASED ON ACTIVITY FEEDS
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1. A method, comprising:
- creating a user-generated badge in response to input received via a graphical user interface, the user-generated badge being represented by a media token and having a set of rules defining one or more activities to be completed;
automatically monitoring activity data via one or more data sources based upon the set of rules; and
automatically awarding an instance of the user-generated badge to individuals satisfying the set of rules.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for generating and awarding user-generated badges. In one embodiment, a user-generated badge may be generated in response to input received via a graphical user interface. The user-generated badge may be represented by a media token and have associated therewith a set of rules defining one or more activities to be completed. Activity data may be monitored via one or more data sources based upon the set of rules. An instance of the user-generated badge may be automatically awarded to individuals satisfying the set of rules.
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1. A method, comprising:
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creating a user-generated badge in response to input received via a graphical user interface, the user-generated badge being represented by a media token and having a set of rules defining one or more activities to be completed; automatically monitoring activity data via one or more data sources based upon the set of rules; and automatically awarding an instance of the user-generated badge to individuals satisfying the set of rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method, comprising:
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providing at least one graphical user interface supporting generation of a custom badge having a set of rules and represented by a media token; generating the set of rules according to a rule generation template in response to first input received via the at least one graphical user interface; identifying the media token that has been received or selected via the at least one graphical user interface in response to second input; and creating and storing a badge having the set of rules and represented by the media token; wherein an instance of the badge represented by the media token is automatically awarded to individuals satisfying the set of rules, wherein each of the set of rules identifies one or more actions to be completed. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being adapted for; presenting a badge generation template, the badge generation template including a plurality of rule options; receiving a selection of one or more of the plurality of rule options; generating a set of rules from the selected one or more of the plurality of rule options; and associating the set of rules with a media token to generate a badge represented by the media token; wherein an instance of the badge represented by the media token is automatically awarded to individuals satisfying the set of rules, wherein each of the set of rules identifies one or more actions to be completed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions, comprising:
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instructions for presenting a plurality of rule options, the plurality of rule options including a plurality of activities; instructions for receiving a selection of one or more of the plurality of rule options such that one or more of the plurality of activities is selected; and instructions for storing a set of rules defined by the selected one or more of the plurality of rule options such that the set of rules is associated with a media token; wherein an instance of a badge represented by the media token is automatically awarded to individuals satisfying the set of rules, wherein the set of rules identifies the one or more of the plurality of activities to be completed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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