US 2003/0216962 A1 · Automatic feedback and player denial

Abstract

Automatically maintaining behavioral standards of an electronic community in response to feedback from members of the electronic community. Feedback is submitted regarding behavior of a specified member. If the feedback exceeds a threshold representing a behavioral standard of the electronic community for a category, an action is automatically implemented directed to the specified member. Each threshold may be adjusted as a function of the number of members or of other criteria. The feedback may also be used to rate a specific member and to enable other members to choose whether to interact with the specific member. Sanctions or rewards may be implemented, including limiting communication, suspending or terminating access, granting additional privileges, assigning the specified member to a subgroup of the electronic community, and other actions. Community standards can thus be automatically maintained and enforced for gaming, communication, commerce, collaborative work, or other electronic activities.

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Dependent claims

A method for automatically maintaining behavioral standards of members in an electronic community in response to input from the members of the electronic community, comprising the steps of:

(a) enabling any member of the electronic community to submit a feedback indicator regarding a specific other member of the electronic community, said feedback indicator indicating a perception of a behavior of the specific other member by the member submitting the feedback indicator;
(b) determining that a threshold representing a behavioral standard is exceeded, as a function of feedback indicators submitted by the members of the electronic community in regard to the specific other member;
and
(c) automatically implementing an action directed to the specific other member as a result of the threshold having been exceeded.

1 more element

A system for automatically maintaining behavioral standards of members in an electronic community in response to input from the members of the electronic community, comprising:

(a) an input device;
(b) a processor in communication with the input device;
and
(c) a memory in communication with the processor and storing machine instructions that cause the processor to:
(i) enable any member of the electronic community to submit a feedback indicator regarding a specific other member of the electronic community, said feedback indicator indicating a perception of a behavior of the specific other member by the member submitting the feedback indicator;
(ii) determine whether a threshold representing a behavioral standard is exceeded, as a function of feedback indicators submitted by the members of the electronic community in regard to the specific other member;
and if so,
(iii) automatically implement an action directed to the specific other member as a result of the threshold having been exceeded.

5 more elements

A method for automatically maintaining behavioral standards regarding interactions between members of an electronic community, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving feedback indicators related to a conduct of a specific member of the electronic community from other members of the electronic community;
(b) automatically determining from the feedback indicators received, at least one of:
(i) the conduct of the specific member fails to meet a standard of the electronic community, because a behavior of the specific member is perceived by the other members as unacceptable;
and
(ii) the conduct of the specific member exceeds a standard of the electronic community, because the behavior of the specific member is perceived by the other members as being beyond the standard;
and
(c) automatically implementing an action directed to the specific member as a function of the feedback indicators.

4 more elements

A system for automatically maintaining behavioral standards regarding interactions between members of an electronic community comprising:

(a) a processor;
and
(b) a memory in communication with the processor and storing machine instructions that cause the processor to:
(i) receive feedback indicators related to a conduct of a specific member of the electronic community from other members of the electronic community;
(ii) automatically determine from the feedback indicators received, at least one of:
(A) the conduct of the specific member fails to meet a standard of the electronic community, because a behavior of the specific member is perceived by the other members as unacceptable;
and
(B) the conduct of the specific member is above a standard of the electronic community, because the behavior of the specific member is perceived by the other members as exceeding the standard;
and
(iii) automatically implement an action directed to the specific member as a function of the feedback indicators.

7 more elements

A system for automatically maintaining behavioral standards of members in an electronic community in response to input from the members of the electronic community, comprising:

(a) a plurality of client devices, wherein each client device comprises:
(i) an input device;
(ii) a client processor in communication with the input device;
and
(iii) a client memory in communication with the client processor and storing client machine instructions that cause the client processor to enable a member of the electronic community to submit a feedback indicator regarding a specific other member of the electronic community, said feedback indicator indicating a perception of a behavior of the specific other member by the member submitting the feedback indicator;
and
(b) a server device that is capable of communicating with the plurality of client devices over a network, wherein the server device comprises:
(i) a server processor;
and
(ii) a server memory in communication with the server processor and storing server machine instructions that cause the server processor to:
(A) determine that a threshold representing a behavioral standard is exceeded, as a function of feedback indicators received from the members of the electronic community in regard to the specific other member;
and
(B) automatically implement an action directed to the specific other member as a result of the threshold having been exceeded.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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