# US 2021/0241326 A1 · Apparatus and method for delivery of crowdfunded services and goods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241326 A1 - Document ID: US20210241326A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/167,061 - Filed: 2021-02-03 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-03 - Assignees: Bigdata Teknoloji A.S. - Applicants: Bigdata Teknoloji A.S. - Inventors: ADNAN BAYSAL; SEYHAN CIVANLAR; EROZAN KURTAS - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241326A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0279: Fundraising management - G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management - G06Q 20/0655: {e-cash managed centrally} - G06Q 20/102: {Bill distribution or payments} - G06Q 20/384: {using social networks} - G06Q 20/389: {Keeping log of transactions for guaranteeing non-repudiation of a transaction} - G06Q 20/405: {Establishing or using transaction specific rules} - G06Q 30/0185: {Product, service or business identity fraud} - G06Q 30/0605: {Pooling transaction partners, e.g. group buying or group selling} - G06Q 30/08: Auctions - G06Q 30/0609: {Qualifying participants for shopping transactions (payment transaction verification G06Q20/401)} - G06Q 2220/00: Business processing using cryptography - G06Q 2230/00: Voting or election arrangements - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A crowdfunding setup for directly supplying services/goods to beneficiaries. The actors are: (i) a plurality of funders, who are able to track where and how their funds are put into use, (ii) a plurality of beneficiaries, who have access to funds only for a specific need of a service or good as opposed to money, (iii) a plurality of service/goods providers, who meet a set of criteria to supply the needed service or good to the beneficiaries, and (iv) a campaign controller, who sets up the campaign that ties together all actors and their actions. Selection of the service provider is based on a plurality of criteria for each campaign where such a selection is based on a combination of actors using a consensus mechanism. Upon collection of funds, the beneficiary is provided the service/good, which is also tracked by the campaign and the funders. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for campaign management to directly supply services or goods to one or more beneficiaries of a campaign, the method comprising the steps of: (a) setting up, by a controller, a campaign for a needed service or good for one or more beneficiaries of the campaign, the needed service or good having an associated cost of service; (b) determining, by the controller, a plurality of criteria for picking a given service provider eligible to enter into the campaign, the given service provider offering the needed service or good, the plurality of criteria being configurable; (c) identifying, by the controller, a plurality of service providers who meet the plurality of criteria to supply the needed service or good to apply to the campaign, the plurality of service providers forming a candidate service provider pool; (d) the controller selecting the given service provider from the plurality of service providers from the candidate service provider pool via a consensus method, the consensus method being executed only by the one or more beneficiaries, the consensus method being configurable; (e) the controller collecting funds for the campaign via one or more funders, the funds covering the associated cost of service; (f) the controller terminating the campaign after collecting the funds in step (e); (g) the controller ensuring the one or more beneficiaries receive the needed good or service in its entirety from the given service provider selected in step (d); (h) upon completion of the needed good or service in its entirety by the given service provider, the controller transferring the collected funds in (e) to the given service provider selected in step (d), and wherein information associated with steps (a) through (h) are recorded on a transaction ledger, the transaction ledger accessible by the one or more funders, one or more beneficiaries, the plurality of service providers, and the controller of the campaign. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of criteria comprises a plurality of the following: cost, timeliness, quality, locality, experience, and expertise. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the consensus method comprises any of the following: reverse auction, voting, and weighted criteria. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein voting comprises any of the following: one vote for one person, voting based on a linear method, and voting based on a quadratic method. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the consensus method is executed by any of, or a combination of, the following: the controller, the one or more beneficiaries, and the one or more funders. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein funds collected in (e) are any of the following: crypto currency or actual currency. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more beneficiaries and the one or more funders are authenticated to participate in the campaign using digital identities or actual identities. ### Claim 8 A method for campaign management to directly supply services or goods to at least one beneficiary of a campaign, the method as implemented in the at least one beneficiary having the steps of: (a) setting up, by the at least one beneficiary, a campaign for a needed good or service for the at least one beneficiary, the needed good or service having an associated cost; (b) the at least one beneficiary determining a plurality of criteria for picking a given service provider eligible to enter into the campaign, the given service provider offering the needed service or good, the plurality of criteria being configurable; (c) the at least one beneficiary identifying a plurality of service providers who meet the plurality of criteria to supply the needed service or good to apply to the campaign, the plurality of service providers forming a candidate service provider pool; (d) collecting funds for the campaign via the one or more funders, the funds covering the associated cost of service; (e) terminating the campaign after collecting the funds in step (d); (f) the at least one beneficiary selecting the given service provider from the plurality of service providers in the candidate service provider pool via a consensus method, the consensus method being executed either by the at least one beneficiary or the at least one beneficiary and the one or more funders, the consensus method being configurable; (g) ensuring the at least one beneficiary receives the needed good or service in its entirety from the given service provider selected in step (f); (h) upon completion of the needed good or service in its entirety by the given service provider, transferring the collected funds in (d) to the given service provider selected in step (f), and wherein information associated with steps (a) through (h) are recorded in a transaction ledger, the transaction ledger accessible by the one or more funders, the at least one beneficiary, and the plurality of service providers. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of criteria comprises a plurality of the following: cost, timeliness, quality, locality, experience, and expertise. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the consensus method comprises any of the following: reverse auction, voting, and weighted criteria. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein voting comprises any of the following: one vote for one person, voting based on a linear method, and voting based on a quadratic method. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein funds collected in (e) are any of the following: crypto currency or actual currency. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one beneficiary and the one or more funders are authenticated to participate in the campaign using digital identities or actual identities. ### Claim 14 A system for campaign management to directly supply services or goods to one or more beneficiaries of a campaign, the system comprising: (a) a campaign generator to generate the campaign; (b) a campaign tracker to track a plurality of transactions associated with campaign execution across the one or more beneficiaries, one or more service providers and one or more funders; (c) a transaction ledger to record the plurality of transactions of the campaign tracker; (d) a digital identification generator and verifier, the digital identification generator and verifier: generating digital identities, verifying existing digital identities, or translating digital identities to actual identities; (e) a user interface enabling the one or more beneficiaries, the one or more service provider and the one or more funders access to the campaign; and (f) one or more databases that store information on service provider selection criteria, consensus methods for service provider selection, information about the one or more funders, the one or more beneficiaries, the one or more service providers and one or more campaign attributes, wherein the campaign is set up for a needed good or service for the one or more beneficiaries of the campaign, the needed service having an associated cost of service; wherein the campaign generator determining a plurality of criteria for picking a given service provider eligible to enter into the campaign, the given service provider offering the needed service or good, the plurality of criteria being configurable; wherein the campaign generator identifying a plurality of service providers who meet the plurality of criteria to supply the needed service or good to apply to the campaign, the plurality of service providers forming a candidate service provider pool; wherein the campaign generator selecting the given service provider from the plurality of service providers in the candidate service provider pool via a consensus method, the consensus method being executed only by the one or more beneficiaries, the consensus method being configurable; and wherein the campaign generator collecting funds for the campaign via one or more funders, the funds covering the associated cost of service, terminating the campaign after collecting the funds, ensuring the one or more beneficiaries receive the needed service or good in its entirety from the given service provider and, upon completion of the needed service in its entirety or providing the good by the given service provider, transferring the collected funds to the given service provider. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the system further comprises a smart contract rule generator, a smart contract editor and smart contract database to generate and store a smart contract of each campaign. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the transaction ledger is a database or a blockchain. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the system verifies digital identities by connecting to an external system by using a verification API. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the user interface is any of the following: a web application, a downloadable application for a computer, or a downloadable application for a smart phone. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the system further comprises a campaign analyzer to analyze completed campaigns either for determining one or more campaign success factors or for detecting fraudulent activities. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of criteria comprises a plurality of the following: cost, timeliness, quality, locality, experience, and expertise.