Patent ID: 6604239
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A system for rating a television program as a virtual stock by a user, the system comprising:(a) a user log module for storing an amount of the virtual stock owned by the user and for storing an amount of a virtual currency for purchasing the virtual stock; (b) a user interface for displaying said amount of the virtual stock and said amount of said virtual currency to the user; (c) a television program stock value module for storing a price of the virtual stock, said price of the virtual stock determining the rating; (d) an independent rating information module for providing independent rating information about the television program; and (e) a central engine connected to said independent rating module, said television program stock value module and said user interface, for receiving an order from the user for the virtual stock, for determining said amount of the virtual stock and said amount of said virtual currency in said user log, and for combining said independent rating information and a number of orders for the virtual stock to determine said price of the virtual stock.