US 2012/0232960 A1 · Method and system for pricing and exchange of datasets that includes multiple users contributing incremental improvements to increase the value and utility of the datasets

Abstract

The invention provides a method and system to enable incremental improvement and changes to datasets and the determination of values prices, auction minimums, or rewards or bounties for entering incremental changes to datasets. The invention includes art to enable simple secure attributable versioning of datasets, art to enable transfer of datasets through sale or other trading and exchange mechanisms, art to use the features capabilities and functions of websites servers social networking sites and Wiki or blog sites to rank reward and otherwise compensate users who contribute to incremental improvement of datasets, and art to tier service and access levels for access to or receipt of updated data.

A method and system for using an electronic device to accept and store registration information to register a first user and one or a plurality of datasets associated with a first user to enable;

using by a first user an electronic device capable of implementing computer readable code to provide access to information indicative of one or a plurality of datasets on a website or server based on said registration information, which information represents said one or a plurality of datasets, said one or a plurality of datasets having plural initial characteristics attributes content and data objects based on said registration information, each of said initial attributes characteristics content and data objects able to be changed by the first user through interaction with the one or a plurality of datasets on the website or server to form a unique version of the one or a plurality of datasets that have one or a plurality of attributes characteristics content and data objects that differ from said initial attributes characteristics content and data objects;
assigning a class and type to the one or a plurality of datasets to be retained in a table or list which class may indicate whether a server or website or social network site or Wiki or blog is to restrict access to different levels or types or classes of users based upon the registration information provided by the user;
calculating an estimated value or price for the one or a plurality of datasets based upon previous completed transfers of similar datasets with said one or a plurality of different attributes characteristics content and data objects and a projected popularity of the one or a plurality of datasets in consideration of said one or a plurality of attributes characteristics content and data objects and a class and type of the dataset;
providing the estimated market value, price, auction minimum, social network points, rewards or bounty amount of the one or a plurality of datasets to the first user;
using said website or server, transferring the unique version of the one or a plurality of datasets including one or a plurality of different attributes characteristics content and data objects, from the first user to a second user according to the estimated value or price or auction minimum or social network points or rewards, or bounty amount of the one or a plurality of datasets and the level of access granted to the user;
using said website or server or social network site or Wiki or blog to transfer the unique version of the one or a plurality of datasets including one or a plurality of different attributes characteristics content and data objects of the one or a plurality of datasets from the first user to a second user according to the level of access assigned to the first user and the second user;
and subsequent to transferring the one or a plurality of datasets, granting the first user continued access to said website or server or social network site or Wiki or blog, but preventing said first user from controlling said one or a plurality of datasets after said transferring to said second user.

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Method and system for pricing and exchange of datasets that includes multiple users contributing incremental improvements to increase the value and utility of the datasets

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