System, process, or method for creation, propagation and use of dynamic fractional proxy in collaborative societal decision making within social networks

• US 8,996,617 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2013
• Issued: 03/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Miller, Jeffrey F.
• Original Assignee: Miller, Jeffrey F.
• Inventors: Miller, Jeffrey F.
• Primary Examiner(s): LIN, WEN TAI
• Application Number:
  US13/787,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20140258396A1
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

The present invention relates to voting systems, and more particularly to social network based voting systems. Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and processes, computing devices, computer-implemented methods, computer programs stored on a computer-readable medium, and network communications used for the creation and use of dynamic fractional proxy in social network.

Claims

1. A method of creating fractional proxy, via a computer, comprising:

receiving from a device of a first User a selection or creation of one or more trust metrics, comprised of a label, a value, and one or more structured elements, wherein the trust metric label, value and the structured elements are stored in a database associated with the first User;

receiving from the device of the first User an assigned valuation to the one or more selected or created trust metrics representing the first User'"'"'s subjective determination of merit or importance, wherein weight values are assigned to the one or more trust metrics and are stored in the database associated with the first User;

receiving from the device of the first User a selection of a plurality of second Users to whom the granting of fractional proxy by the first User is rendered, wherein a unique identifier for the first User and each selected second User are stored in the database associated with the first User;

issuance of a participation query to the plurality of second Users;

responsive to receiving from one or more selected second Users a response to the participation query, wherein each of the selected second User'"'"'s response or lack of response are stored in the database as a participation flag;

receiving from the device of the first User a ranking of each participating selected second User, by use of an associated trust metrics, wherein the received rankings of the selected second Users are stored in the database;

receiving from the device of the first User a mathematical and/or logical function for the production of confidence products, wherein the mathematical and/or logical function is stored in the database;

production of a confidence product, for each of the plurality of second Users, representing the first User'"'"'s subjective confidence in each of the plurality of second User, by use of the mathematical and/or logical function, and the first User'"'"'s ranking of each of the plurality of second users, wherein the confidence product is stored in a second database associated with each of the selected second Users and the first User;

receiving from the device of the first User a mathematical and/or logical function stored in the database associated with the first User for the production of fractional proxy;

production of the fractional proxy associated with each selected second User, by a division of the first User'"'"'s summed proxy determined by the mathematical and/or logical function, wherein the fractional proxy created in association with each selected participating second User are stored in the second database,

wherein the summed proxy is the sum of all fractional proxies granted to a user in the role of a participating second User as a single natural whole vote.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second users are participants in a social network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more trust metrics are selected from preexisting trust metrics, or created by the first User.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the creation of the one or more trust metrics are accomplished via a series of prompts to which the first User responds with descriptive data expressing attributes, associations, and characteristics of the created trust metric label.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein an automated comparison of newly created trust metric attributes are made with the attributes of existing metrics and similar matches offered to the first user creating a new trust metric as alternative recommendations for use in place of the new trust metric.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the value of the trust metric represents a non-binary Real Number weighting assigned by the first User.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the participation query is comprised of a message sent to the second Users via a social network requesting a response expressing intent or lack of intent to participate in an electoral event.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein communication of the message may be within or external to the construct of the social network.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the ranking of each of the second Users includes a value assigned by the first User representing the first User'"'"'s subjective opinion of each of the second user'"'"'s character based on the first User'"'"'s interpretation of the meaning of each of the trust metrics employed.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the mathematical and/or logical function is created by the first User, or selected from functions created by other first users for the production of the confidence products.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the mathematical and/or logical function employed for the production of confidence products employs any or all of the following elements:

one or more selected trust metrics, weighted value assignment of one or more trust metrics, ranking by a first user of one or more second Users, and the unique identifiers of participating users.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the creation of the mathematical and/or logical function by the first User for the production of confidence products is accomplished via a series of prompts to which a first User responds by inputting specific desired mathematical and/or logical function.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the mathematical or logical function for the production of the confidence products is selected by the first User from pre-existing functions.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the mathematical and/or logical function is created by the first User, or selected from functions created by other first Users, for production of the fractional proxy.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the mathematical and/or logical function employed for the production of the fractional proxy employs any or all of the following elements:

confidence products, response or lack of response to a participation query by one or more selected second Users, the first User'"'"'s summed proxy, and unique identifiers of participating users.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the creation of the mathematical and/or logical function by the first User for the production of the fractional proxy is accomplished via a series of prompts to which the first User responds by inputting the specific desired mathematical and/or logical function.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the mathematical and/or logical function for the production of the fractional proxy is selected by the first User from pre-existing functions.