Patent AU-2011204804-B2 (AU)
Title: Providing a result with a requested accuracy using individuals previously acting with a concensus
Inventor: REESE WILLIAM BYRON
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2011-02-15
Granted: 2013-08-22
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date H(10) International Publication Number 25 August 2011 (25.08.2011) PCT W O 2011/103086 A2 (51) International Patent Classification: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, G06F19/00 (2011.01) G06F17/00 (2006.01) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (21) International Application Number: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, PCT/US2011/024875 KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, (22) International Filing Date: ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, 15 February 2011 (15.02.2011) NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (25) Filing Language: English TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 12/706,927 17 February 2010 (17.02.2010) US GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): DE- TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, MAND MEDIA, INC. [US/US]; 1333 Second Avenue, EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, Suite 100, Santa Monica, California 90401 (US). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (72) Inventors; and SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): REESE, William GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Byron [US/US]; 304 East University Avenue, George- Declarations under Rule 4.17: town, Texas 78626 (US). BALLARD, William [US/US]; - as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of 15098 Joseph, Austin, Texas 78734 (US). the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) (74) Agent: WARD, John, P.; Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 2450 Published Colorado Avenue Suite 400 East, Santa Monica, Califor nia 90404 (US). without international search report and to be republished upon receipt of that report (Rule 48.2(g)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (54) Title: PROVIDING A RESULT WITH A REQUESTED ACCURACY USING INDIVIDUALS PREVIOUSLY ACTING WITH A CONSENSUS - 10 -16 CONTENT ,14 PROCESSOR MODUE STORAGE FEEDBACK DEVIC;E MODULE (57) Abstract: A result for a task may be provided in response to receiving a request from, for example, a user for the result. The request specifies a desired accuracy level for the result. The accuracy of the result is determined using the individual accuracies of f4 one or more persons that have selected the result. Each person's individual accuracy is determined based on results for prior tasks previously performed by that person. The person's individual accuracy is proportional to the number of that person's prior results that are with a consensus of other persons that have performed the same prior task. The result is provided if the accuracy of the re sult is equal to or greater than the desired accuracy level.