Online entertainment network for user-contributed content
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of conducting a contest for competing entertainment works, the method comprising:
- providing an electronic system for receiving a plurality of entertainment works from entertainment contributors for an identified contest, wherein the identified contest is for at least four entertainment works;
providing a pair of entertainment works to rate;
providing an interface for rating the pair of entertainment works, wherein the interface provides a mechanism for receiving a relative rating, from an entertainment reviewer, that indicates how a first presented entertainment work from the pair compares relative to a second presented entertainment work from the pair according to a predetermined rating criterion;
maintaining and monitoring a plurality of control entertainment works, mixed among the entertainment works to be rated, wherein the control entertainment works have a known value based on the rating criterion;
determining whether a relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work;
marking relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer as fraudulent if the relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work;
excluding all relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer from consideration if one or more relative ratings from the entertainment reviewer have been marked as fraudulent;
calculating a ranked list of all entertainment works in the identified contest based on non-fraudulent relative ratings received from rating pairs of entertainment works; and
identifying a winning entertainment work for the identified contest from the ranked list.
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Abstract
The invention includes a system for providing an online entertainment network for user-contributed entertainment content. The system quickly and accurately identifies quality content from a vast pool of user-contributed content. User-contributed content is rated by those who contribute and those who view content. Fraud detection devices automatically detect and remove fraudulent ratings. Contests and prizes associated with specific categories of content provide incentives for contributors to provide quality content and rate many pairs of items. Contests may be localized by geography, organization, social network, and other relationships. Identified top-rated content is made available individually, or as a continuous stream of user-contributed entertainment content.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of conducting a contest for competing entertainment works, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic system for receiving a plurality of entertainment works from entertainment contributors for an identified contest, wherein the identified contest is for at least four entertainment works; providing a pair of entertainment works to rate; providing an interface for rating the pair of entertainment works, wherein the interface provides a mechanism for receiving a relative rating, from an entertainment reviewer, that indicates how a first presented entertainment work from the pair compares relative to a second presented entertainment work from the pair according to a predetermined rating criterion; maintaining and monitoring a plurality of control entertainment works, mixed among the entertainment works to be rated, wherein the control entertainment works have a known value based on the rating criterion; determining whether a relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work; marking relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer as fraudulent if the relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work; excluding all relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer from consideration if one or more relative ratings from the entertainment reviewer have been marked as fraudulent; calculating a ranked list of all entertainment works in the identified contest based on non-fraudulent relative ratings received from rating pairs of entertainment works; and identifying a winning entertainment work for the identified contest from the ranked list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method of holding a user-configurable contest for competing entertainment works, the method comprising:
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providing a mechanism for setting up a contest of at least four entertainment works for a group of entertainment contributors that share a common relation; providing an electronic system for receiving entertainment works from entertainment contributors who share the common relation; providing a pair of entertainment works to rate; providing an interface for rating the pair of entertainment works, wherein the interface provides a mechanism for receiving a relative rating, from an entertainment reviewer, that indicates how a first presented entertainment work from the pair compares relative to a second presented entertainment work from the pair according to a rating criterion; maintaining and monitoring a plurality of control entertainment works, mixed among the entertainment works to be rated, wherein the control entertainment works have a known value based on the rating criterion; determining whether a relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work; marking relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer as fraudulent if the relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work; excluding all relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer from consideration if one or more relative ratings from the entertainment reviewer have been marked as fraudulent; calculating a ranked list, the rankings based on the rating criteria, of all entertainment works in the identified contest by processing non-fraudulent relative ratings of pairs of entertainment works as received from entertainment reviewers; and identifying a winning entertainment work for the identified contest from the ranked list. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method of providing an online entertainment network for user-contributed content, the method comprising:
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providing a website for receiving a plurality of entertainment works from entertainment contributors for multiple categories of entertainment; providing a pair of entertainment works to be rated from a set of at least four entertainment works; providing an interface for rating the pair of entertainment works, wherein the interface provides a mechanism for receiving a relative rating, from an entertainment reviewer, that indicates how a first presented entertainment work from the pair compares relative to a second presented entertainment work from the pair according to a predetermined rating criterion; identifying top-rated works for multiple entertainment categories by calculating a ranked list of all entertainment works in the set of at least four based on relative ratings of pairs of entertainment works as received from entertainment reviewers; and in response to only a single action being performed, streaming a substantially continuous series of top-rated user-contributed entertainment works; wherein an entertainment work, submitted by an entertainment contributor, is presented to be rated more often when the contributor of the entertainment work rates pairs of entertainment works more often. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing an online entertainment network for user-contributed content, the method comprising:
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providing a website for receiving a plurality of entertainment works from entertainment contributors for an identified contest having a tangible prize, wherein the identified contest is for at least four entertainment works; providing a pair of entertainment works to rate; providing an interface for rating the pair of entertainment works, wherein the interface provides a mechanism for receiving a relative rating, from an entertainment reviewer, that indicates how a first-presented entertainment work from the pair compares relative to a second-presented entertainment work from the pair according to a predetermined rating criterion; maintaining and monitoring a plurality of control entertainment works, mixed among the entertainment works to be rated, wherein the control entertainment works have a known value based on the rating criterion; determining whether a relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work; marking relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer as fraudulent if the relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work; excluding all relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer from consideration if one or more relative ratings from the entertainment reviewer have been marked as fraudulent; identifying top-rated works for multiple entertainment categories by calculating a ranked list of all entertainment works in the identified contest based on non-fraudulent relative ratings of pairs of entertainment works as received from entertainment reviewers; in response to only a single click, streaming a substantially continuous series of top-rated user-contributed entertainment works; and providing a voting mechanism for entertainment viewers to vote on top-rated entertainment works to determine a winning entertainment work. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented method of conducting a contest for competing entertainment works, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic system for receiving a plurality of entertainment works from entertainment contributors for an identified contest, wherein the identified contest is for at least four entertainment works; providing a pair of entertainment works to rate; providing an interface for rating the pair of entertainment works, wherein the interface provides a mechanism for receiving a relative rating, from an entertainment reviewer, that indicates how a first presented entertainment work from the pair compares relative to a second presented entertainment work from the pair according to a predetermined rating criterion; calculating a ranked list of all entertainment works in the identified contest based on relative ratings received from rating pairs of entertainment works; and identifying a winning entertainment work for the identified contest from the ranked list; wherein an entertainment work, submitted by an entertainment contributor, is presented to be rated more often when the contributor of the entertainment work rates pairs of entertainment works more often.
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23. A computer-implemented method of conducting a contest for competing entertainment works, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic system for receiving a plurality of entertainment works from entertainment contributors for an identified contest, wherein the identified contest is for at least four entertainment works; providing a pair of entertainment works to rate; providing an interface for rating the pair of entertainment works, wherein the interface provides a mechanism for receiving a relative rating, from an entertainment reviewer, that indicates how a first presented entertainment work from the pair compares relative to a second presented entertainment work from the pair according to a predetermined rating criterion; maintaining and monitoring a plurality of control entertainment works, mixed among the entertainment works to be rated, wherein the control entertainment works have a known value based on the rating criterion; determining whether a relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work; marking relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer as fraudulent if the relative rating received from the entertainment reviewer for a control entertainment work is contrary to the known rating value for that control entertainment work; excluding all relative ratings received from the entertainment reviewer from consideration if one or more relative ratings from the entertainment reviewer have been marked as fraudulent; calculating a ranked list of all entertainment works in the identified contest based on non-fraudulent relative ratings received from rating pairs of entertainment works; and identifying a winning entertainment work for the identified contest from the ranked list; wherein an entertainment work, submitted by an entertainment contributor, is presented to be rated more often when the contributor of the entertainment work rates pairs of entertainment works more often.
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