Edward P Moran

US Patent:

20170011332, Jan 12, 2017

Filed:

Jul 10, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/797026

Inventors:

Edward Moran - Windham NY, US
Amit K. Gupta - Cortlandt Manor NY, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06
G06Q 50/00
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of valuing an individual or group of individual's social contributions. This involves an individual first joining or being selected to join a community. The community may be created by a creator who selects the individuals to the community. The individuals participate in activities and as well as challenges of the community. In exchange for their participation and completion, the individual may receive rewards or points associated with the activities and challenges. The individual develops a score based on their social engagement. This score is a Social Engagement Reward Value (SERV) and represents their social engagement within the community. The rewards provided by the creator are awarded by the creator based on the individual's social engagement i.e. SERV and may come from a contributor. Additionally the community may be associated with a sponsor. The contributor, sponsor, and creator may select or retain individuals to the community or allow their rewards or their association with the community to be contingent upon an appropriate level of social engagement or minimum SERV value of the individuals or the aggregate SERV of the community.