SIMULTANEOUS EVALUATION OF ITEMS VIA ONLINE SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method for simultaneous evaluation of items via an online service, comprising:
- initiating an evaluation activity for a group of users of the online service, said evaluation activity being directed at a plurality of items;
establishing a communication channel connecting the users of the group with each other, said communication channel being coupled to the evaluation activity;
providing to each user of the group a representation of the evaluation activity customized for the respective user and one or more further representations of the evaluation activity, each customized for another user of the group;
detecting an interaction of a first user of the group with a representation provided to the first user;
updating the representations in response to the interaction; and
simultaneously providing updates of the representations to at least some of the users of the group.
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Abstract
A method for simultaneous evaluation of items via online services and an online system hosting an online service therefore are described. The method comprises the steps of initiating an evaluation activity for a group of users of the online service, said evaluation activity directed at a plurality of items, establishing a communication channel connecting the users of the group with each other, said communication channel being coupled to the evaluation activity, providing to each user of the group a representation of the evaluation activity customized for the user and one or more further representations of the evaluation activity, each customized for another user of the group, detecting an interaction of a user of the group with a representation provided to the user, updating the representations in response to the interaction, and simultaneously providing updates of the representations to at least some of the users of the group.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for simultaneous evaluation of items via an online service, comprising:
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initiating an evaluation activity for a group of users of the online service, said evaluation activity being directed at a plurality of items; establishing a communication channel connecting the users of the group with each other, said communication channel being coupled to the evaluation activity; providing to each user of the group a representation of the evaluation activity customized for the respective user and one or more further representations of the evaluation activity, each customized for another user of the group; detecting an interaction of a first user of the group with a representation provided to the first user; updating the representations in response to the interaction; and simultaneously providing updates of the representations to at least some of the users of the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein said instructions, in response to execution by a computing device, cause said computing device to:
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initiate an evaluation activity for a group of users of an online service, said evaluation activity being directed at a plurality of items; establish a communication channel connecting the users of the group with each other, said communication channel being coupled to the evaluation activity; provide to each user of the group a representation of the evaluation activity customized for the respective user and one or more further representations of the evaluation activity, each customized for another user of the group; detect an interaction of a first user of the group with a representation provided to the first user; update the representations in response to the interaction; and simultaneously provide updates of the representations to at least some of the users of the group.
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16. An online system hosting an online service, comprising:
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a service layer including; an interface to an evaluation activity for a group of users of the online service, said evaluation activity being directed at a plurality of items available via the online service; and representations of the evaluation activity, each customized for a user of the group; a communication channel coupled to the evaluation activity, said communication channel configured to connect the users of the group with each other; and a processing component configured to; provide via the interface to each user of the group the representation customized for the user and one or more further representations of the evaluation activity, each customized for another user of the group; detect an interaction of a first user of the group with one of the representations provided to the first user; update the representations in response to the interaction; and simultaneously provide via the interface updates of the representations to at least some of the users of the group. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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