Online story collaboration
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1. A computerized method for creating a story by a plurality of collaborators each capable of supplying story content associated with a story concept over a network, comprising:
- making the story concept available for access over the network to enable the plurality of collaborators to submit competing story content related to at least one element in the story concept;
accepting the competing story content associated with the story concept from the plurality of collaborators if the received competing story content meets a first predetermined criteria;
determining a selected story content from the competing story content submitted from each of the plurality of collaborators, the selected story content being approved for inclusion in the story based on communications over the network; and
creating the story from the selected story content that is approved.
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Abstract
An online collaborative story system allows multiple people to collaborate on creating a story by contributing content of various types to a server computer, where it is voted on by the collaborators or a designated editor to create the finished story. Additionally, one or more of the collaborators can be rewarded for their participation in the story.
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21 Claims
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1. A computerized method for creating a story by a plurality of collaborators each capable of supplying story content associated with a story concept over a network, comprising:
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making the story concept available for access over the network to enable the plurality of collaborators to submit competing story content related to at least one element in the story concept; accepting the competing story content associated with the story concept from the plurality of collaborators if the received competing story content meets a first predetermined criteria; determining a selected story content from the competing story content submitted from each of the plurality of collaborators, the selected story content being approved for inclusion in the story based on communications over the network; and creating the story from the selected story content that is approved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a server computer to perform operations comprising:
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determining whether a fictional story concept includes content that meets a predetermined criteria set by a party different than a plurality of collaborators being users supplying the content associated with the fictional story concept over a network; deleting the fictional story concept if the content of the fictional story concept fails to meet the predetermined criteria; if the content of the fictional story concept meets the predetermined criteria, making the fictional story concept available for access to enable the plurality of collaborators to electronically submit competing story content related to an element in the fictional story concept; accepting the received competing story content associated with the fictional story concept from the plurality of collaborators if the received competing story content meets the predetermined criteria; receiving votes over the network from one or more editors in charge of editing a fictional story based on the fictional story concept; and including a story content being part of the competing story content if the received votes indicate that the story content is approved. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computerized system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory to store information that, when processed by processor, assists in (i) determining whether a fictional story concept includes content that meets a predetermined criteria, (ii) deleting the fictional story concept if the content of the fictional story concept fails to meet the predetermined criteria, (iii) making the fictional story concept available for access over a network if the content of the fictional story concept meets the predetermined criteria so as to enable electronic submission of competing story content related to an element in the fictional story concept, and (iv) monitoring voting conducted over the network so as to include a story content from the competing story content if received votes indicate that the story content is approved or delete the story content if the received votes fail to approve the story content. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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