Patent ID: 6824462
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G09B

Abstract:
A method for evaluating a skill level of a contestant in a computer programming competition, the contestant having a previous rating prior to the competition, comprising:(a) electronically communicating a coding problem to three or more contestants at a first time during a competition; (b) electronically receiving computer code in response to the coding problem from one of the contestants at a second time during the competition; (c) automatically evaluating the received computer code; (d) awarding points to the one of the contestants in response to the evaluation of the received computer code and the time difference between the second time and the first time; and (e) determining a subsequent rating for the one of the contestants after the competition in response to the number of points awarded to the one of the contestants and a previous rating of the one of the contestants prior to the competition.