SUGGESTION AND BACKGROUND MODES FOR REAL-TIME COLLABORATIVE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS

• US 20160044073A1
• Filed: 10/22/2015
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unanimous A.I., Inc.
• Original Assignee: Unanimous A.I., Inc.
• Inventors: Rosenberg, Louis B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,277,645 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/13 by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/18 through the well fluid , e.g. mud pressure pulse telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3329 Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1044 Group management mechanisms management of multicast group membership H04L12/185; reconfiguring of node membership in a computing system to eliminate errors G06F11/1425
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Systems and methods for real-time collaborative computing and collective intelligence are disclosed. A collaborative application runs on a collaborative server connected to a plurality of computing devices. Collaborative sessions are run wherein a group of independent users, networked over the internet, collaboratively answer questions in real-time, thereby harnessing their collective intelligence. Systems and methods for suggestion modes wherein group users select one suggestion from a plurality of suggestions are disclosed, including systems and methods for multi-phase, multi-group suggestion mode embodiments. Methods for background swarming modes and reactivation of the group are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A suggestion mode process for a group of users in real-time collaborative control of at least one graphical object, each user of the group associated with one of a plurality of computing devices, each computing device including a display interface, configured to exchange data with a collaboration server, and run a collaboration application, the collaboration server performing the steps of:

receiving, from a first computing device of a first user of the group, a representation of a question, a first user identity, and a suggestion mode indication;

sending of the representation of the question and the suggestion mode indication to each of the plurality of computing devices, whereby each collaboration application updates the display interface to display the representation of the question, the suggestion mode indication and a suggestion input field configured to receive input;

receiving, from a second computing device of a second user of the group, a representation of a suggestion based on input received by the suggestion input field, and a second user identity;

adding the representation of the suggestion to a suggestion list; and

sending of the representation of the suggestion to the plurality of computing devices.

2. The suggestion mode process of claim 1, further comprising the step of each of the plurality of computing devices, upon receiving the representation of the suggestion, displaying the suggestion as an answer choice on a target area of the display interface.

3. The suggestion mode process of claim 1, wherein the identity of the second user is displayed and associated with the suggestion.

4. The suggestion mode process of claim 2, further comprising the steps of receiving, from at least one additional computing device, at least one additional representation of a suggestion;

adding the at least one additional representation of the suggestion to the suggestion list; and

sending of the at least one additional representation of the suggestion to the plurality of computing devices.

5. The suggestion mode process of claim 4, further comprising the step of each of the plurality of computing devices, upon receiving the at least one additional representation of the suggestion, displaying the additional suggestion as an answer choice on a target area of the display interface.

6. The suggestion mode process of claim 4, whereby the step of the collaboration server sending of the representation of the question and the suggestion mode indication to each of the plurality of computing devices includes sending an indication that triggers a countdown timer for a countdown time period to each of the plurality of computing devices, whereby each display interface displays the countdown timer counting down to zero.

7. The suggestion mode process of claim 6, wherein the suggestion mode process is ended when the countdown time period is ended.

8. The suggestion mode process of claim 7, wherein an answer period is begun upon ending of the suggestion mode process, wherein the plurality of users collaboratively select a target from the suggestion list using the real-time collaborative control.

9. The suggestion mode process of claim 5, wherein the target area includes a plurality of answer choice placeholders, and wherein each suggestion received takes the place of one answer choice placeholder.

10. The suggestion mode process of claim 9, wherein the suggestion mode process is ended when each answer choice placeholder has been replaced by one suggestion.

11. The suggestion mode process of claim 1, wherein the suggestion mode process is triggered by the first user selecting a suggestion mode option from the display interface of the first computing device.

12. The suggestion mode process of claim 4, wherein each computing device may send no more than one representation of the suggestion to the collaboration server.

13. A background mode process for a group of users in real-time collaborative control of at least one graphical object, each user of the group associated with one of a plurality of computing devices, each computing device including a display interface and configured to exchange data with a collaboration server and run a collaboration application on the computing device, the collaboration server performing the steps of:

repeatedly determining, while each of the plurality of computing devices is running the collaboration application in an active mode, if a background mode has been triggered by real-time group activity;

upon determining that the background mode has been triggered, sending a background mode indication to each of the plurality of computing devices, whereby, the collaboration application of each of the computing devices enters the background mode;

repeatedly determining if a wake-up process has been triggered by real-time group activity; and

upon determining that the wake-up process has been triggered, sending a wake-up indication to each of the plurality of computing devices, whereby the collaboration application of each of the computing devices returns to the active mode.

14. The background mode process of claim 13, wherein the background mode is triggered by the real-time group activity falling below an inactivity threshold.

15. The background mode process of claim 13, wherein the real-time group activity is based at least in part on a user intent vector associated with each of the plurality of computing devices.

16. The background mode process of claim 13, wherein the real-time group activity is based at least in part on an amount of time since receiving of an indication of a question from one of the plurality of computing devices.

17. The background mode process of claim 13, wherein the real-time group activity is based at least in part on an amount of time since receiving of a chat message by the collaboration server.

18. The background mode process of claim 13, wherein sending the wake-up indication includes sending a wake-up message, whereby each computing device displays a representation of the wake-up message on the display interface.

19. The background mode process of claim 13, wherein the real-time group activity triggering the wake-up process is a question sent to the collaboration server from one of the plurality of computing devices.

20. The background mode process of claim 13, further comprising the step of monitoring messages from the plurality of computing devices to determine if each user associated with each computing device is re-engaged.

21. The background mode process of claim 20, wherein the collaboration server repeatedly tracks how many users are re-engaged.

22. The background mode process of claim 21, wherein an answer session is started only after a certain percentage of users are re-engaged.

23. The background mode process of claim 22, wherein the certain percentage of users is predefined as a quorum parameter value.

24. The background mode process of claim 21, wherein an answer session is started only after a certain percentage of users are re-engaged within a time engagement period.