Mobile device game for crowd-sourcing items
AssigneeAct, Inc.
InventorsL. Miguel Encarnacao, Zachary Arenson
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Abstract
The present invention provides a gaming platform and method, such as a mobile game and method, for crowd-sourcing one or more items of interest. One aspect is a gaming platform and method for crowd-sourcing one or more items of interest by matching a visual representation to a prompt using a mobile or electronic device. Queries are displayed to a player and an image representative of the query is acquired. A time period for the image to score is allocated. Points may be awarded to the player. Crowd-sourced items may be analyzed to determine public bias, perception and misconception.
Claims20
A method for crowd-sourcing one or more items of interest using an electronic device, comprising:
- presenting an item query to a player in the form of a prompt via a device;
- instructing the player to acquire a visual representation of the item query;
- notifying the player of a time period for the visual representation to score;
- and
- awarding points to the player at least in part upon another player matching the visual representation with the item query.
A method for matching a visual representation to a prompt with a mobile device, comprising:
- creating a player profile;
- reviewing a query provided via a mobile device;
- capturing an visual representation of the query with the mobile device;
- and
- receiving an incremental increase in a time remaining for scoring when the query and the visual representation are matched by another player.
A mobile game for matching a visual representation to a query, comprising:
- a query displayed to a player in the form of a prompt via a device;
- an image representative of the query acquired by the player;
- a time period for the image to score allocated to the player;
- and
- one or more points awarded to the player at least in part upon another player matching the visual representation with the query.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.