Patent ID: 9710785
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A sustainability tracking system comprising: a memory for storing a plurality of resources, wherein a stored resource from the plurality of stored resources is one of a link to an online story, an article, a web site, a tip related to using the system, a video clip, an image, an inspiring quote, or a fact related to sustainability; and a processor configured to receive a comment submitted by a system user, to identify a resource submitted with the received comment, and to select the stored resource from the plurality of stored resources for publication to a plurality of system users; wherein the identified resource is stored in the memory; wherein the received comment relates to an established sustainability initiative approved by a system administrator, the established sustainability initiative comprising an initiative record, wherein the initiative record includes a pointer to at least one of the plurality of stored resources, an initiative identification, an initiative name, and an initiative reward; wherein the system user receives participation points for submitting the received comment based on the initiative reward; and wherein the stored resource is selected for publication if the identified resource is from a trusted source and has received a predetermined minimum feedback from the plurality of system users and wherein the predetermined minimum feedback includes at least one of a predetermined number of comments, a predetermined number of linked system users of the plurality of system users, and a plurality of positively rated comments.