Systems and methods for providing self-governing online communities
OwnerDan Peter Boresjoinventor
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Abstract
A method for establishing a business entity by an online forum may include proposing to form a business entity. A proposal associated with forming the business entity may be reviewed within the online forum. Members of the online forum may vote on the proposal. The business entity may be established if a sufficient number of members of the online forum vote for the proposal. The resulting business entity may be controlled by the online forum.
Claims40
A method for establishing a business entity by an online forum, comprising:
- proposing to form a business entity;
- reviewing, within the online forum, a proposal associated with forming the business entity;
- voting on the proposal by members of the online forum;
- and
- establishing the business entity if a sufficient number of members of the online forum vote for the proposal.
A method for facilitating collective action by an online forum, comprising:
- aiding in creation of the online forum;
- assisting in establishment of an external instrumentality to be controlled by the online forum;
- hosting the online forum;
- and
- facilitating determination of a collective will of the online forum.
A method for facilitating collective action by an online forum, comprising:
- storing a machine-executable command proposed by a member of the online forum;
- counting votes of members of the online forum regarding the machine-executable command;
- and
- facilitating execution of the machine-executable command when a threshold number of votes in favor of the machine-executable command are counted.
A method for collective action by an online forum, comprising:
- proposing execution of a machine-executable command to the online forum by a member of the online forum;
- voting, by members of the online forum, whether to execute the machine-executable command;
- and
- transmitting the machine-executable command for execution in response to the voting and based on predetermined voting criteria.
A computer-readable medium that stores instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method for facilitating collective action by an online forum, comprising:
- instructions for creating a new online forum in response to a request;
- instructions for setting up a business entity in an appropriate jurisdiction with articles specifying that the business entity will be controlled by the online forum;
- instructions for storing proposals for action by the online forum, at least one proposal being for setting up the business entity;
- and
- instructions for establishing voting procedures by the online forum on the proposal for setting up the business entity.
A method, comprising:
- amending articles of an existing business entity to permit governance of the existing business entity by an online forum;
- creating the online forum;
- assigning shareholders of the existing business entity respective memberships in the online forum;
- and
- governing the existing business entity by the online forum.
A method, comprising:
- hosting an online forum;
- storing a proposal;
- and
- facilitating voting on the proposal by members of the online forum including providing a mechanism for members of the online forum to designate respective representatives to vote for the members when the members do not cast votes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.