ONLINE OR OFFLINE VIRTUAL HONOR SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for selecting one or more members of a virtual government of an online community, the method comprising:
- setting a list of rewardable activities, each rewardable activity in the list is assigned a predetermined number of reward points;
monitoring activities of members of the online community,comparing the monitored activities to the list of rewardable activities;
based on the comparison of the monitored activities to the list of rewardable activities, assigning reward points to the members of the online community;
tallying the assigned reward points based on one or more predetermined criteria; and
selecting the one or more members of the virtual government among the members of the online community based on the tallied reward points.
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Abstract
Provided are novel methods and systems for selecting members of virtual governments of online communities and establishing various honor systems in the online communities. Proposed techniques may be used to stimulate certain activities of online community members and discourage other activities. A self-governance system may be established within an online community through active participation of its members. In certain embodiments, activities are associated with reward points, and members can accumulate these points based on completing one or more of these activities. Members with the most accumulated points are appointed to the virtual government of their communities and/or rewarded for their efforts. Some examples of activities include participating in social network forums, conducting product reviews, and purchasing and/or selling products. Activities may be categorized in order to identify category winners as well as overall winners. Furthermore, an online community may create various clusters for conducting such elections and contests.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for selecting one or more members of a virtual government of an online community, the method comprising:
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setting a list of rewardable activities, each rewardable activity in the list is assigned a predetermined number of reward points; monitoring activities of members of the online community, comparing the monitored activities to the list of rewardable activities; based on the comparison of the monitored activities to the list of rewardable activities, assigning reward points to the members of the online community; tallying the assigned reward points based on one or more predetermined criteria; and selecting the one or more members of the virtual government among the members of the online community based on the tallied reward points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system for selecting one or more members of a virtual government of an online community, the system comprising:
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an input module for setting a list of rewardable activities, each rewardable activity in the list is assigned a predetermined number of reward points; a data collection module for monitoring activities of members of the online community; a processing module for comparing the monitored activities to the list of rewardable activities, for assigning reward points to the members of the online community based on comparison of the monitored activities to the list of rewardable activities, tallying the assigned reward points based on one or more predetermined criteria, and for selecting the one or more members of the virtual government among the members of the online community based on the tallied reward points; and an output module for identifying the one or more members of the virtual government among the members of the online community.
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21. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, perform the following operations:
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set a list of rewardable activities, each rewardable activity in the list is assigned a predetermined number of reward points; monitor activities of members of the online community, compare the monitored activities to the list of rewardable activities; based on comparison of the monitored activities to the list of rewardable activities, assign reward points to the members of the online community; tally the assigned reward points based on a predetermined criteria; and select the one or more members of the virtual government among the members of the online community based on the tallied reward points.
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