Method of knowledge accumulation based on attribution for all contributions

• US 20100205055A1
• Filed: 01/21/2010
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Raghuram Saraswati
• Original Assignee: Raghuram Saraswati
• Inventors: Saraswati, Raghuram
• Application Number:
  US12/691,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20100205055A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.490
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method is disclosed for knowledge accumulation from citizens based on attribution for all contributions. The steps include: providing an electronic database stored on a computer; configuring the computer to enable access to the electronic database; preparing an author contribution form on paper; providing the author contribution form to an author; receiving and scanning a completed author contribution form to create a digitized version with the author'"'"'s real name; storing the digitized version; preparing and storing an index entry; enabling the author to supplement the digitized version; displaying the digitized version to real identified people; accepting and storing data supplementing the digitized version; and, enabling direct contact with the author. Optional steps include: identifying commercial information; enabling commercial transactions; offering and displaying advertisements; enabling storage of real time data; identifying the availability of local products and services; recording and displaying changes in such availability.

Claims

1. A method of knowledge accumulation from citizens based on attribution for all contributions comprising the steps of:

providing an electronic database stored on a computer;

configuring the computer to enable access to the electronic database by an access device;

enabling the access device to comprise an instrument selected from a group consisting of;

a direct-connection computer;

an Internet-connected computer; and

, a telephone;

preparing an author contribution form on paper, the author contribution form comprising identified sections of information for indexing;

providing the author contribution form to an author comprising a human being;

receiving a completed author contribution form from the author identified by the author'"'"'s real name;

scanning the completed author contribution form to create a digitized version of the completed author contribution form, the digitized version configured to reveal the author'"'"'s real name;

storing the digitized version in the electronic database configured for association with the author'"'"'s real name;

preparing an index entry for the information in each of the identified sections;

storing each index entry in the electronic database;

enabling the author to supplement the digitized version using the access device, provided supplementation is identified by the author'"'"'s real name;

displaying the digitized version to an identified person using the access device, the identified person comprising a human being identified by said identified person'"'"'s real name;

accepting data supplementing the digitized version from the identified person using the access device;

storing the accepted data in the electronic database; and

,

enabling the identified person to make direct contact with the author of the completed contribution form.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

identifying commercial information in the completed author contribution form; and

,

enabling the identified person to engage in a commercial transaction pursuant to the commercial information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

offering to display an advertisement when the electronic database is accessed using the access device; and

,

displaying the advertisement when the electronic database is accessed using the access device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling real time data to be stored in the electronic database.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling tracking data to be stored in real time in the electronic database, the tracking data comprising information supplied from a device equipped to determine a real-time geographic position.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

identifying the availability of products and services identified as local to the author in the completed author contribution form;

recording changes in such availability; and

,

displaying the changes when the electronic database is accessed using the access device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the data supplementing the digitized version is selected from the group consisting of:

an audio message;

a video message;

a sensory message, and, a text message.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a microchip with the author contribution form, the microchip configured for storage of electronic data.