SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROWDSOURCING MAP PRODUCTION

• US 20140188537A1
• Filed: 01/02/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Primordial, Inc. (Polaris Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Primordial Performance LLC
• Inventors: Milbert, Randy Len, Robinson, Andreas Owkin
• Application Number:
  US13/733,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20140188537A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/00 Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram star maps G09B27/04; devices for holding or supporting maps A47B97/02; for computing purposes G06G1/14, G09B1/16; display boards G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/004 Map manufacture or repair; Tear or ink or water resistant maps; Long-life maps printing processes for maps B41M3/02; by permanently attaching map sections to sheets B42B7/00

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for producing maps, including a client module for dividing a map production job into smaller tasks; and a worker module for enabling workers to perform said tasks. A test module is provided for enforcing quality standards and includes a qualification module for verifying that a worker is qualified to work on a task, a binary test module for prompting workers to review and pass or fail a submission, a comparative test module for assigning a task to multiple workers and comparing the results, a defacing module for introducing errors into submissions, a client review module for enabling a client to review and pass or fail a submission, and/or an eligibility module for preventing failing workers from contributing to a job.

Claims

1. A system for producing maps, the system comprising:

a client module for dividing a map production job into smaller tasks; and

a worker module for enabling workers to perform said tasks.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a test module for enforcing quality standards.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said test module includes at least one of the following:

a qualification module for verifying that a worker is qualified to work on a task,

a binary test module for prompting workers to review and pass or fail a submission,

a comparative test module for assigning a task to multiple workers and comparing the results,

a defacing module for introducing errors into submissions,

a client review module for enabling a client to review and pass or fail a submission, and

an eligibility module for preventing failing workers from contributing to a job.

4. A system for producing maps, the system comprising:

a test module for enforcing quality standards wherein said test module includes at least one of the following;

a qualification module for verifying that a worker is qualified to work on a task,

a binary test module for prompting workers to review and pass or fail a submission,

a comparative test module for assigning a task to multiple workers and comparing the results,

a defacing module for introducing errors into submissions,

a client review module for enabling a client to review and pass or fail a submission, and

an eligibility module for preventing failing workers from contributing to a job.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising:

a client module for dividing a map production job into smaller tasks; and

a worker module for enabling workers to perform said tasks.

6. A method for producing maps, the method comprising:

dividing by a client module a map production job into smaller tasks; and

enabling by a worker module workers to perform said tasks.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising enforcing by a test module quality standards.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said test module includes at least one of the following:

verifying by a qualification module that a worker is qualified to work on a task,

prompting by a binary test module workers to review and pass or fail a submission,

assigning by a comparative test module a task to multiple workers and comparing the results,

introducing by a defacing module errors into submissions,

enabling by a client review module a client to review and pass or fail a submission, and

preventing by an eligibility module failing workers from contributing to a job.

9. A method for producing maps, the method comprising:

enforcing by a test module quality standards wherein said test module includes at least one of the following;

verifying by a qualification module that a worker is qualified to work on a task,

prompting by a binary test module workers to review and pass or fail a submission,

assigning by a comparative test module a task to multiple workers and comparing the results,

introducing by a defacing module errors into submissions,

enabling by a client review module a client to review and pass or fail a submission, and

preventing by an eligibility module failing workers from contributing to a job.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

dividing by a client module a map production job into smaller tasks; and

enabling by a worker module workers to perform said tasks.

11. A computer program product for producing maps and including one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:

dividing by a client module a map production job into smaller tasks; and

enabling by a worker module workers to perform said tasks.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising enforcing by a test module quality standards.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein said test module includes at least one of the following:

verifying by a qualification module that a worker is qualified to work on a task,

prompting by a binary test module workers to review and pass or fail a submission,

assigning by a comparative test module a task to multiple workers and comparing the results,

introducing by a defacing module errors into submissions,

enabling by a client review module a client to review and pass or fail a submission, and

preventing by an eligibility module failing workers from contributing to a job.

14. A computer program product for producing maps and including one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:

enforcing by a test module quality standards wherein said test module includes at least one of the following;

verifying by a qualification module that a worker is qualified to work on a task,

prompting by a binary test module workers to review and pass or fail a submission,

assigning by a comparative test module a task to multiple workers and comparing the results,

introducing by a defacing module errors into submissions,

enabling by a client review module a client to review and pass or fail a submission, and

preventing by an eligibility module failing workers from contributing to a job.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

dividing by a client module a map production job into smaller tasks; and

enabling by a worker module workers to perform said tasks.