GAME PLAY FACT CHECKING

• US 20140316769A1
• Filed: 06/30/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Myslinski, Lucas J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,630,090 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/226 Validation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/289 Phrasal analysis, e.g. finite state techniques or chunking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A fact checking system is able to verify the correctness of information and/or characterize information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information. Fact checking results are able to be validated by re-fact checking the fact check results.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying an object depicted in an image;

presenting a first question about the object as part of playing a game;

receiving a first answer to the first question;

fact checking the first answer by comparing the first answer with information from one or more sources to determine factual correctness of the first answer to the first question;

presenting a second question about the object in accordance with fact checking results of the first answer;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the image from a portable device, the image acquired by a user using the portable device, and wherein receiving the image initiates presenting the first question.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second question is a more difficult question than the first question when the first answer is deemed to be factually correct.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second question is responsive to a factual incorrectness of the first answer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second question is responsive to a factual correctness of the first answer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second question that is responsive to a factual incorrectness of the first answer is different from the second question that is responsive to a factual correctness of the first answer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the game comprises an educational game, and the first and second questions comprise questions to educate a person about the object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first question, the first answer, and the second question comprise interactive learning about the object personalized to a user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first or second questions comprises a historical question, a geography question, or a mathematical question about the object.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining color, brand, type, or information about the object.

11. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

identifying an object depicted in an image;

presenting a first question about the object as part of playing a game;

receiving a first answer to the first question;

fact checking the first answer by comparing the first answer with information from one or more sources to determine factual correctness of the first answer to the first question;

presenting a second question about the object in accordance with fact checking results of the first answer.

12. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause receiving the image from a portable device, the image acquired by a user using the portable device, and wherein receiving the image initiates presenting the first question.

13. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the second question about the object is a more difficult question than the first question when the first answer is deemed to be factually correct.

14. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the second question is responsive to a factual incorrectness of the first answer.

15. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the second question is responsive to a factual correctness of the first answer.

16. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the second question that is responsive to a factual incorrectness of the first answer is different from the second question that is responsive to a factual correctness of the first answer.

17. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the game comprises an educational game, and the first and second questions comprise questions to educate a person about the object.

18. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the first question, the first answer, and the second question comprise interactive learning about the object personalized to a user.

19. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein at least one of the first or second questions comprises a historical question, a geography question, or a mathematical question about the object.

20. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause determining color, brand, type, or information about the object.