Information discovery based on investments in an invention network
AssigneeIVP Holdings III LLC
InventorsEdward K. Y. Jung, Daniel B. Cook
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and techniques for discovering information using structured investments in an invention network are provided. Example embodiments provide an investment tool which allows users to invest currency in disclosures, ideas, topics, inventions, patent applications, patents, etc. which they determine will ultimately be successful. In one embodiment, the inventions are organized by schema to enable participants to invest or otherwise participate according to particular aspects. These aspects are typically areas in which the participant has or will have established a reputation for successful results in accordance with some future outcome.
Claims51
A method for facilitating allocation of resources within an invention pipeline, comprising:
- under control of a computing system having a memory and a computer processor,
- allocating currency to a plurality of participants in an invention market;
- transmitting to the plurality of participants information about multiple invention activities;
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- receiving indications from each of the plurality of participants of an investment of some portion of the currency allocated to the respective participant, the investment indicating a predicted measure of success of at least one of the multiple invention activities;
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- selecting at least one of the invention activities as a candidate for further development as a patent application, based at least in part on the investments of the participants.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents enable a computing system to facilitate allocation of resources within an invention pipeline, by performing a method comprising:
- transmitting to a plurality of participants information about multiple invention activities;
- receiving indications from each of the plurality of participants of an investment of currency allocated to the respective participant, the investment indicating a predicted measure of success of one of the multiple invention activities;
- selecting at least one of the invention activities as a candidate for further development as a patent application, based at least in part on the investments of the participants;
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- transmitting an indication of the selected at least one invention activities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.