Provision of informational resources over an electronic network
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1. A method for providing resources to participants over an electronic network, said method comprising:
- maintaining a collection of resources that can be accessed by a participant over the electronic network at any given time;
assigning points to each resource based on participant access of said resource; and
modifying the collection based on the points assigned to the resources, wherein the points assigned to the resources based on participant access are assigned in a predetermined manner, wherein a number of points assigned to a resource when a participant accesses the resource is based upon a participation level of said participant, and wherein plural different activity indicators are used to determine the participation level of said participant.
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Resources are provided to participants over an electronic network by maintaining a collection of resources that can be accessed by a participant over the electronic network at a given time. Points are assigned to each resource based on participant access of the resource and the collection is modified based on the points assigned to each resource. Alternatively, or in addition, participants may be permitted to rate the resources, with points assigned to each resource based on participant rating of the resource. The collection of resources is then modified based on assigned points for each resource.
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1. A method for providing resources to participants over an electronic network, said method comprising:
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maintaining a collection of resources that can be accessed by a participant over the electronic network at any given time;
assigning points to each resource based on participant access of said resource; and
modifying the collection based on the points assigned to the resources, wherein the points assigned to the resources based on participant access are assigned in a predetermined manner, wherein a number of points assigned to a resource when a participant accesses the resource is based upon a participation level of said participant, and wherein plural different activity indicators are used to determine the participation level of said participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 33, 34)
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12. A method for providing information to participants over an electronic network, said method comprising:
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maintaining a collection of resources, that are accessible by participants over the electronic network;
permitting the participants to rate the resources;
assigning points to each resource based on participant rating of said resource; and
automatically removing identified resources from the collection based on points assigned to the resources and based on an established criterion, wherein the points assigned to the resources based on participant rating are assigned in a predetermined manner, wherein a number of points assigned to a resource when a participant rates the resource is based upon a participation level of said participant, and wherein plural different activity indicators are used to determine the participation level of said participant. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 35)
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21. A method for providing information to participants over an electronic network, said method comprising:
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maintaining a collection of resources, that can be accessed by a participant over the electronic network at any given time;
permitting participants to access and rate the resources;
assigning points to each resource based on how the participants rated said resource and based on participant access of said each resource; and
modifying the collection of resources based on the points assigned to the resources, wherein the points assigned to the resources based on participant access are assigned in a predetermined manner, wherein a number of points assigned to a resource when a participant accesses the resource is based upon a Participation level of said participant, and wherein plural different activity indicators are used to determine the participation level of said participant. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for providing resources to participants over an electronic network, said apparatus comprising:
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means for maintaining a collection of resources that can be accessed by a participant over the electronic network at any given time;
means for assigning points to each resource based on of participant access of said resource over; and
means for modifying the collection based on the points assigned to the resources, wherein the points assigned to the resources based on participant access are assigned in a predetermined manner, wherein a number of points assigned to a resource when a participant accesses the resource is based upon a participation level of said participant, and wherein plural different activity indicators are used to determine the participation level of said participant.
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32. An apparatus for providing information to participants over an electronic network, said apparatus comprising:
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means for maintaining a collection of resources that are accessible by participants over the electronic network;
means for permitting the participants to rate the resources;
means for assigning points to each resource based on participant rating of said resource; and
means for automatically removing identified resources from the collection based on points assigned to the resources and based on an established criterion, wherein the points assigned to the resources based on participant rating are assigned in a predetermined manner, wherein a number of points assigned to a resource when a participant rates the resource is based upon a participation level of said participant, and wherein plural different activity indicators are used to determine the participation level of said participant.
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