# US 8,751,935 B2 · Audience platform > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,751,935 B2 - Document ID: US8751935B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/098,289 - Filed: 2013-12-05 - Published: 2014-04-03 - Granted: 2014-06-10 - Earliest claimed: 2009-05-31 - Assignees: LinkedIn Corporation - Applicants: LinkedIn Corporation - Inventors: R. Kevin Rose - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8751935B2 ## CPC - G06F 40/143: Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD] - G06F 3/048: Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] - G06F 16/27: Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor - G06Q 90/00: Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing - G07C 13/00: Voting apparatus - H04L 67/02: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - 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 - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract An audience platform is disclosed. In a first example case, a first question is received. A preference event associated with the first question is received. A score is determined for the first question based at least in part on the preference. In a second example case, indications of a first and second potential interviewee are received. Preference events associated with the first and second potential interviewees are received. Scores are determined for the first and second potential interviewees based at least in part on the received preference events. A designated interviewee is selected based on the first and second scores. In a third example case, indications of a first and second potential awardee are received. Preference events associated with the first and second potential awardee are received. Scores are determined for the first and second potential awardees based at least in part on the received preference events. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a processor configured to: receive, from viewers of a web page advertising an award, one or more nominations of candidate awardees; for each candidate awardee: receive from the viewers a set of preference events regarding the candidate awardee; and determine a score for the candidate awardee based at least in part on the set of preference events; and automatically select one of the candidate awardees as awardee of the award based on the awardee scores; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive a plurality of questions for the one or more candidate awardees; receive preference events corresponding to the plurality of questions; determine scores of the plurality of questions, based at least in part on the corresponding preference events; and after automatically selecting the awardee, present one or more of the plurality of questions to the awardee, based on the question scores. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the system is a preference system for receiving preference events from viewers of multiple web pages, including the web page advertising the award. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the award is an acting award. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the award is a music award. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the award is a food award. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the candidate awardees are actors. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the candidate awardees are musicians. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the candidate awardees are restaurants. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the candidate awardees are products. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said receiving one or more nominations of candidate awardees comprises: receiving a name of the candidate awardee; receiving information about the candidate awardee; and determining whether the name was previously received. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the information about the candidate awardee includes a network address associated with the candidate awardee. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein said receiving one or more nominations of candidate awardees further comprises: disambiguating the name of the candidate awardee. ### Claim 14 A method, comprising: receiving, from viewers of a web page advertising an award, one or more nominations of candidate awardees; for each candidate awardee: receiving from the viewers a set of preference events regarding the candidate awardee; and determining, with a processor, a score for the candidate awardee based at least in part on the set of preference events; and automatically selecting one of the candidate awardees as awardee of the award based on the awardee scores. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: receiving a plurality of questions for the one or more candidate awardees; receiving preference events corresponding to the plurality of questions; determining scores of the plurality of questions, based at least in part on the corresponding preference events; and after automatically selecting the awardee, presenting one or more of the plurality of questions to the awardee, based on the question scores. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising, after receipt of nomination of a first candidate awardee: presenting at the webpage a link to another web page identifying accomplishments of the first candidate awardee; and soliciting preference events for the first candidate awardee. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein soliciting preference events includes: displaying separate actuable controls for initiating: a positive preference for the first candidate awardee; and a negative preference for the first candidate awardee. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the award is an acting award. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the award is a music award. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the award is a food award. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the candidate awardees are actors. ### Claim 22 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the candidate awardees are musicians. ### Claim 23 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the candidate awardees are restaurants. ### Claim 24 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the candidate awardees are products. ### Claim 25 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein said receiving one or more nominations of candidate awardees comprises: receiving a name of the candidate awardee; receiving information about the candidate awardee; and determining whether the name was previously received. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the information about the candidate awardee includes a network address associated with the candidate awardee. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein said receiving one or more nominations of candidate awardees further comprises: disambiguating the name of the candidate awardee. ### Claim 28 A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for: receiving, from viewers of a web page advertising an award, one or more nominations of candidate awardees; for each candidate awardee: receiving from the viewers a set of preference events regarding the candidate awardee; and determining a score for the candidate awardee based at least in part on of the set of preference events; and automatically selecting one of the candidate awardees as awardee of the award based on the awardee scores.