SELECTIVE AUTOMATED TRANSFORMATION OF TASKS IN CROWDSOURCING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. In association with a system disposed to post software related tasks to a crowdsourcing marketplace for execution, a method comprising the steps of:
- prior to posting a specified task to the crowdsourcing marketplace, determining whether or not the specified task comprises a complex task;
responsive to determining that the specified task comprises a complex task, evaluating the task with respect to at least a first criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be decomposed into two or more atomic tasks; and
responsive to determining that the specified task does not comprise a complex task, evaluating the task with respect to at least a second criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be combined with one or more other tasks into a bundled task.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention is associated with a system disposed to post software related tasks to a crowdsourcing marketplace for execution. Prior to posting a specified task, it is determined whether the specified task comprises a complex task. Responsive to determining that the specified task comprises a complex task, the specified task is evaluated with respect to a first criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be decomposed into two or more atomic tasks. Responsive to determining that the specified task does not comprise a complex task, the specified task is evaluated with respect to a second criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be combined with other tasks into a bundled task.
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13 Claims
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1. In association with a system disposed to post software related tasks to a crowdsourcing marketplace for execution, a method comprising the steps of:
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prior to posting a specified task to the crowdsourcing marketplace, determining whether or not the specified task comprises a complex task; responsive to determining that the specified task comprises a complex task, evaluating the task with respect to at least a first criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be decomposed into two or more atomic tasks; and responsive to determining that the specified task does not comprise a complex task, evaluating the task with respect to at least a second criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be combined with one or more other tasks into a bundled task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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