Patent ID: 8731455
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G09B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating the creation of an advanced digital communications network by collaborative interaction among users at computer interfaces, the method comprising, at a terminal in a digital communications network: receiving question data; collecting answer data, collaboration data, and selection data relating to the terminal; transmitting the collected answer data to at least one first remote terminal; receiving answer data from the at least one first remote terminal responsive to identical question data as the received question data; receiving collaborative data from the first remote terminal; one or more of storing and displaying the question data and responsive answer data; displaying answer data from the at least one first remote terminal in accordance with whether the at least one first remote terminal is assigned to a same predetermined first-tier group as the terminal in a one or more of an answer data-driven and collaboration data-driven terminal hierarchy; receiving collaborative answer data from a second remote terminal responsive to identical question data as the received question data; displaying the collaborative answer data from the second remote terminal in accordance with whether the second remote terminal is assigned to a same predetermined second-tier group as the terminal in the answer driven device hierarchy, collaborative answer data having been transmitted for presentation to the second remote terminal in dependence upon the collected collaboration data and collaboration data from the at least one first remote terminal, both in dependence on the answer data collected by the software component in the terminal and on the answer data received from the first remote terminal; receiving selection answer data from a third remote terminal responsive to identical question data as the received question data displaying answer data from the third remote terminal in accordance with whether the third remote terminal is assigned to a same predetermined third-tier group as the terminal in the answer driven device hierarchy, selection answer data having been transmitted for presentation to the third remote terminal in dependence upon the collected selection data and selection data from the second remote terminal; and transmitting selection answer data for presentation to the third remote terminal further in dependence upon selection data from the first remote terminal and other remote terminals in the same predetermined first-tier group as the terminal and selection data from the second remote terminal and other remote terminals in the same predetermined second-tier group as the terminal.