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System and Method for Collective Response Aggregation

  • US 20080167960A1
  • Filed: 01/07/2008
  • Published: 07/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for facilitating aggregated question answering by a number of entities, comprising:

  • conducting a plurality of solution competitions, wherein each competition comprises;

    providing a problem and at least some information for solving the problem to a plurality of contestants;

    receiving a solution from a plurality of contestants in answer to the question;

    aggregating the received solutions such that the solutions received from each contestant are treated no differently than the solutions received from other contestants; and

    rewarding with a first reward one or more of the plurality of contestants whose received solutions are closer to the actual solution; and

    rewarding with a second reward contestants who participate in multiple competitions during a period of time in response to their participation in the multiple competitions during the period of time regardless of their performance in submitting solutions closer to actual solutions than other contestants.

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