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US 2014/0236687 A1Published application
Contribution system, method and device for incentivizing contribution of information
AssigneeG2Labs, Inc.
InventorsGodard K. Abel, Timothy W. Handorf, Mark F. Myers, Matthew M. Gorniak, Michael Wheeler, Daniel S. Kaplan, Hamed Asghari
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Abstract
A system, method and device provide an incentive for the contribution of information related to marketed offerings. In one embodiment, the system has a data storage device storing data associated with marketed offerings, at least one point-earning condition and at least one award condition.
Claims23
A method for incentivizing contribution of information, the method comprising:
- operating at least one processor in accordance with a plurality of computer-readable instructions, the at least one processor performing a plurality of steps including:
- (a) receiving information from a user, the received information being related to one of a plurality of different marketed offerings;
- (b) determining whether the received information satisfies a point-earning condition;
- (c) establishing a point balance for the user in response to the received information satisfying the point-earning condition;
- (d) determining whether the point balance satisfies an award condition;
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- (e) allocating an award to the user in response to the point balance satisfying the award condition.
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A system comprising:
- at least one data storage device accessible by at least one processor, the at least one data storage device storing:
- (a) data associated with:
- (i) a plurality of different marketed offerings;
- (ii) at least one point-earning condition;
- (iii) at least one award condition;
- and
- (iv) at least one award associated with the at least one award condition;
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- (b) a plurality of instructions which, when read by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- (i) receive information from a user related to at least one of the marketed offerings;
- (ii) determine whether the received information satisfies the at least one point-earning condition;
- (iii) establish a point balance for the user in response to the received information satisfying the at least one point-earning condition;
- (iv) determine whether the point balance satisfies the at least one award condition;
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- (v) allocate the at least one award to the user in response to the point balance satisfying the at least one award condition.
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A system comprising:
- at least one data storage device accessible by at least one processor, the at least one data storage device storing:
- (a) data associated with:
- (i) a plurality of different marketed offerings;
- (ii) a plurality of point-earning conditions;
- (iii) a plurality of award conditions;
- and
- (iv) a plurality of awards, each one of the awards being associated with one of the award conditions;
- and
- (b) a plurality of instructions which, when read by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device to:
- (i) establish an account for a user;
- (ii) establish a point balance for the user;
- (iii) display a plurality of marketed offering symbols, each one of the marketed offering symbols being associated with one of the marketed offerings;
- (iv) receive a selection from the user, the selection being associated with one of the marketed offerings;
- (v) receive information contributed by the user, the contributed information being associated with the selection;
- (vi) determine whether one of the point-earning conditions is satisfied as a result of the user's contribution of the information;
- (vii) update the point balance depending upon the determination;
- (viii) determine whether the updated point balance satisfies one of the award conditions;
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- (ix) allocate one of the awards to the account in response to the updated point balance satisfying one of the award conditions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.