MULTI-GROUP METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME MULTI-TIER COLLABORATIVE INTELLIGENCE
First Claim
1. A multi-level, real-time collaborative system comprising:
- a plurality of computing devices each comprising a communications infrastructure coupled to each of a processor, a memory, a timing circuit, and a display interface coupled to a display and configured to receive input from a user, each computing device further comprising a collaborative intent application in communication with a collaboration server running collaboration software, wherein the collaborative intent application of each computing device is configured to repeatedly in real-time receive user input from the computing device and communicate it to the collaboration server, and in response receive a group intent derived, by the collaboration software, from the user input from the plurality of computing devices;
wherein the plurality of computing devices further comprises a first group receiving a first prompt from the collaboration server and a second group receiving a second prompt from the collaboration server; and
wherein the collaboration server repeatedly receives first group user inputs and send first group group intents to the first group, the collaboration server also repeatedly receiving second group user inputs and sending second group group intents to the second group, whereby the first group group intents result in a first group response to the first prompt and the second group group intents result in a second group response to the second prompt.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for deriving a real-time closed-loop collaborative intelligence from a plurality of users of a plurality of computing devices, the computing devices in communication with a central server. In some embodiments, a multi-level collaborative system divides the portable device users into groups, with one group providing feedback to another group. In other embodiments, a multi-tier system is used to designate multiple host devices in lieu of the central server. In some embodiments, the central server is used with a plurality of the multi-tier systems. Input methods for collaborative target selection and rating of group collaborative responses are also disclosed.
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33 Claims
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1. A multi-level, real-time collaborative system comprising:
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a plurality of computing devices each comprising a communications infrastructure coupled to each of a processor, a memory, a timing circuit, and a display interface coupled to a display and configured to receive input from a user, each computing device further comprising a collaborative intent application in communication with a collaboration server running collaboration software, wherein the collaborative intent application of each computing device is configured to repeatedly in real-time receive user input from the computing device and communicate it to the collaboration server, and in response receive a group intent derived, by the collaboration software, from the user input from the plurality of computing devices; wherein the plurality of computing devices further comprises a first group receiving a first prompt from the collaboration server and a second group receiving a second prompt from the collaboration server; and wherein the collaboration server repeatedly receives first group user inputs and send first group group intents to the first group, the collaboration server also repeatedly receiving second group user inputs and sending second group group intents to the second group, whereby the first group group intents result in a first group response to the first prompt and the second group group intents result in a second group response to the second prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A multi-level, real-time collaboration control system comprising:
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a plurality of computing devices each comprising a communications infrastructure coupled to each of a processor, a memory, a timing circuit, and a display interface coupled to a display and configured to receive input from a user, each computing device further comprising a collaborative intent application in communication with a collaboration server running collaboration software, wherein the collaborative intent application is configured to repeatedly in real-time receive user input from the computing device and communicate it to the collaboration server, and in response receive a group intent derived, by the collaboration software, from the user input from each of the plurality of computing devices; wherein the plurality of computing devices further comprises a first group and a second group, wherein the first group further comprises a plurality of first subgroups, wherein each of the first subgroups repeatedly provides user inputs in response to a prompt, whereby the user inputs results in each subgroup choosing a target; and wherein the second group receives each of the targets. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A distributed architecture, real-time collaborative system comprising:
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a plurality of computing devices each comprising a communications infrastructure coupled to each of a processor, a memory, a timing circuit, and a display interface coupled to a display and configured to receive input from a user, each computing device further comprising a collaborative intent application; wherein the plurality of computing devices are divided into a plurality of device groups, each device group comprised of a plurality of computing devices, wherein each device group includes one host device and a plurality of client devices, the host device running collaboration software and in communication with at least one different device group and in communication with the client devices of the device group, the host device running the collaboration software configured to receive user input from each collaborative intent application of the device group and determine a group intent from the user input, the host device further configured to send the group intent to the collaborative intent applications of the device group and to the at least one different device group, wherein the collaborative intent application of each computing device is configured to repeatedly in real-time receive user input from the computing device and communicate it to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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