Method and system for searching for, and monitoring assessment of, original content creators and the original content thereof
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1. A method of providing assessment information comprising:
- receiving, over a communication network at a server, assessment information on a plurality of assessable elements based on assessment of the assessable elements by a plurality of assessors, wherein the assessment information indicates a voting score among a plurality of voting scores, wherein a first assessable element is available to be voted on with a voting score by a first assessor based on a category of the first assessor among a plurality of categories in a hierarchy and an average voting score attained for the first assessable element among a plurality of the assessable elements over a predetermined time interval for voting by assessors having a lower category in the hierarchy than the first assessor;
searching, by a processor, using received assessment information, to generate a search result responsive to a request to search for an assessable element having a higher average voting score than other of the assessable elements, wherein the request includes as a search condition at least one of (i) a characteristic of an assessable element, (ii) a category of the assessor for which the assessment information indicates voting for an assessable element among the assessable elements to which the request to search is directed, and (iii) voting score status; and
providing the search result indicating, for an assessable element returned as the search result, (i) a voting score status, the voting score status being based on voting by the assessors in at least one predetermined category of the plurality of categories, and (ii) at least one characteristic of the assessable element identified from the search.
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Abstract
System and method may use assessment information obtained by assessing original content items or creators of the original content items in accordance with a hierarchical talent assessment process, to return search results responsive to a search for talented original content creators. The assessments of the creators and the content items by talent assessors may be monitored to increase the objectivity of the search results returned responsive to a search for talented original content creators.
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1. A method of providing assessment information comprising:
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receiving, over a communication network at a server, assessment information on a plurality of assessable elements based on assessment of the assessable elements by a plurality of assessors, wherein the assessment information indicates a voting score among a plurality of voting scores, wherein a first assessable element is available to be voted on with a voting score by a first assessor based on a category of the first assessor among a plurality of categories in a hierarchy and an average voting score attained for the first assessable element among a plurality of the assessable elements over a predetermined time interval for voting by assessors having a lower category in the hierarchy than the first assessor; searching, by a processor, using received assessment information, to generate a search result responsive to a request to search for an assessable element having a higher average voting score than other of the assessable elements, wherein the request includes as a search condition at least one of (i) a characteristic of an assessable element, (ii) a category of the assessor for which the assessment information indicates voting for an assessable element among the assessable elements to which the request to search is directed, and (iii) voting score status; and providing the search result indicating, for an assessable element returned as the search result, (i) a voting score status, the voting score status being based on voting by the assessors in at least one predetermined category of the plurality of categories, and (ii) at least one characteristic of the assessable element identified from the search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing assessment information comprising:
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a controller including a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is operable to; receive assessment information on a plurality of assessable elements, provided over a communication network to the controller and which is based on assessment of the assessable elements by a plurality of assessors, wherein the assessment information indicates a voting score among a plurality of voting scores, wherein a first assessable element is available to be voted on with a voting score by a first assessor based on a category of the first assessor among a plurality of categories in a hierarchy and an average voting score attained for the first assessable element among a plurality of the assessable elements over a predetermined time interval for voting by assessors having a lower category in the hierarchy than the first assessor; search, using the received assessment information, responsive to a request to search for an assessable element having a higher average voting score than other of the assessable elements, to obtain a search result, wherein the request includes as a search condition at least one of (i) a characteristic of an assessable element, (ii) a category of the assessor for which the assessment information indicates voting for an assessable element among the assessable elements to which the request to search is directed, and (iii) voting score status; and provide the search result indicating, for an assessable element returned as the search result, (i) a voting score status, the voting score status being based on voting by the assessors in at least one predetermined category of the plurality of categories, and (ii) at least one characteristic of the assessable element identified from the search. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of providing assessment information comprising:
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receiving, over a communication network at a server, assessment information on a plurality of assessable elements based on assessment of the assessable elements by a plurality of assessors, wherein the assessment information indicates a voting score among a plurality of voting scores, wherein a first assessable element is available to be voted on with a voting score by a first assessor based on a category of the first assessor among a plurality of categories in a hierarchy and an average voting score attained for the first assessable element among a plurality of the assessable elements over a predetermined time interval for voting by assessors having a lower category in the hierarchy than the first assessor; and responsive to a request to search having voting score result status as a search condition and using the assessment information, controlling display, in substantially real time, on a display screen of a voting score result for at least one of the assessable elements with at least one of (i) an indication of a characteristic of the one assessable element;
(ii) a selectable item to enable rendering or acquisition of the one assessable element; and
(iii) a selectable item to enable voting with a voting score for the one assessable element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing assessment information comprising:
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a controller including a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is operable to; receive assessment information on a plurality of assessable elements, which is provided over a communication network and based on assessment of the assessable elements by a plurality of assessors, wherein the assessment information indicates a voting score among a plurality of voting scores, wherein a first assessable element is available to be voted on with a voting score by a first assessor based on a category of the first assessor among a plurality of categories in a hierarchy and an average voting score attained for the first assessable element among a plurality of the assessable elements over a predetermined time interval for voting by assessors having a lower category in the hierarchy than the first assessor; and responsive to a request to search having voting score result status as a search condition and using the assessment information, control display, in substantially real time, on a display screen of a voting score result for at least one of the assessable elements with at least one of (i) an indication of a characteristic of the one assessable element;
(ii) a selectable item to enable rendering or acquisition of the one assessable element; and
(iii) a selectable item to enable voting with a voting score for the one assessable element. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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