Method for aggregate control on an electronic network
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1. A method for facilitating achievement of a group goal of a plurality of users on an electronic network comprises:
- identifying the group of users from a plurality of users;
determining the group goal in response to input from a first user from the group of users;
determining a policy for the group of users, the policy including decision criteria and directive actions;
receiving input from a second user from the group of users;
determining whether a decision criterion is met in response to the input; and
performing a directive action to facilitate achievement of the group goal when the decision criterion is met.
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Abstract
A method for controlling an electronic network of a plurality of users includes the steps of creating a group of users from the plurality of users, determining a policy for the group of users, the policy including decision criteria and directive actions, receiving input from at least one user within the group of users, determining whether a decision criterion is satisfied in response to the input, and performing a directive action when the decision criterion is satisfied.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating achievement of a group goal of a plurality of users on an electronic network comprises:
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identifying the group of users from a plurality of users; determining the group goal in response to input from a first user from the group of users; determining a policy for the group of users, the policy including decision criteria and directive actions; receiving input from a second user from the group of users; determining whether a decision criterion is met in response to the input; and performing a directive action to facilitate achievement of the group goal when the decision criterion is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for facilitating a group goal of a group of users comprises:
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identifying the group of users; determining the group goal in response to input from a first user from the group of users; determining a control policy and a policy result for the group of users, the control policy including rules and the policy result includes directives such that a directive is performed in response to satisfying more than one rule; receiving a vote from a second user from the group of users; determining whether a rule within the control policy is satisfied in response to the vote from the second user; and performing the directive to facilitate the group goal when the rule is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling an electronic network for a group of users from a plurality of users, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying the group of users from the plurality of users; providing a message from a first user within the group of users; receiving input from a second user within the group of users in response to the message; and updating a point value for the first user in response to the input. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A computer system for facilitating achievement of a group goal of a plurality of users on an electronic network comprises:
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means for identifying the group of users from a plurality of users; means for determining the group goal in response to input from a first user from the group of users; means for determining a policy for the group of users, the policy including decision criteria and directive actions; means for receiving input from a second user from the group of users; means for determining whether a decision criterion is met in response to the input; and means for performing a directive action to facilitate achievement of the group goal when the decision criterion is met.
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23. A computer program product for a computer system including a processor for facilitating achievement of a group goal of a plurality of users on an electronic network comprises:
a computer readable media comprising; code that directs the processor to identify the group of users from a plurality of users; code that directs the processor to determine the group goal in response to input from a first user from the group of users; code that directs the processor to determine a policy for the group of users, the policy including decision criteria and directive actions; code that directs the processor to receive input from a second user from the group of users; code that directs the processor to whether a decision criterion is met in response to the input; and code that directs the processor to perform a directive action to facilitate achievement of the group goal when the decision criterion is met.
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