WO2013090908A1 - Procédés, systèmes, dispositifs et produits programme d'ordinateur pour une sélection collaborative - Google Patents

Procédés, systèmes, dispositifs et produits programme d'ordinateur pour une sélection collaborative Download PDF

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WO2013090908A1
WO2013090908A1 PCT/US2012/070145 US2012070145W WO2013090908A1 WO 2013090908 A1 WO2013090908 A1 WO 2013090908A1 US 2012070145 W US2012070145 W US 2012070145W WO 2013090908 A1 WO2013090908 A1 WO 2013090908A1
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  • the present invention relates to communications, in general, and more particularly, to group communications.
  • a method of providing a collaborative selection can be provided by providing an object, based on a subject for collaboration among a plurality of members, to respective electronic interfaces associated with the plurality of members.
  • a respective iterative selection is allowed, responsive to the object, from each of the plurality of members, to provide a plurality of iterative selections.
  • the plurality of iterative selections are aggregated to provide intermediate selections based on the object.
  • An updated object is provided to the respective electronic interfaces, based on the intermediate selections and a respective subsequent iterative selection is allowed, responsive to the updated object, from each of the plurality of members, to provide a plurality of subsequent iterative selections.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing a collaborative selection in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic representation of data flow associated with operation of the system for providing a collaborative selection in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a flowchart that illustrates operations of the system for providing a collaborative selection using a list of options in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 4 is a flowchart that illustrates operations of the system for providing a collaborative selection using a single item in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a list of options provided to interfaces of electronic devices associated with a plurality of members operating in the system for providing the collaborative selection using a list of options in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 6 is a flowchart that illustrates operations of the system for providing a collaborative selection using a graphical object in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 7 A is a schematic illustration of the graphical object provided on an electronic interface of a wireless device operating within the system for providing a collaborative selection in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 7B is a schematic illustration of an input mechanism utilized to provide member input to the graphical object, in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 7C is a schematic illustration of a graphical object provided on an electronic interface of a wireless device operating within the system for providing a collaborative selection in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 7D is a schematic illustration of an input mechanism utilized to provide member input to the graphical object, in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communications network in which the electronic devices may operate in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 9 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless device operating within the system for providing a collaborative selection in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figure 10 is a block diagram illustrating an aggregation server operating within the system for providing a collaborative selection in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figures 11-13 are schematic representations of an iterative collaborative process by which a competitor is selected as a winner in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • Figures 14-20 are schematic representations of an electronic interface having an updated graphical object including an updated background in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • aspects of the present disclosure may be illustrated and described herein in any of a number of patentable classes or contexts including any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented entirely hardware, entirely software (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or combining software and hardware implementation that may all generally be referred to herein as a "circuit,” “module,” “component,” or “system.” Furthermore, aspects of the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product comprising one or more computer readable media having computer readable program code embodied thereon.
  • the computer readable media may be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium.
  • a computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
  • a computer readable • storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
  • a computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, Such a propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof.
  • a computer readable signal medium may be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
  • Program code embodied on a computer readable signal medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
  • Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Scala, Smalltalk, Eiffel, JADE, Emerald, C++, C#, VB.NET, Python or the like, conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language, Visual Basic, Fortran 2003, Perl, COBOL 2002, PHP, ABAP, dynamic programming languages such as Python, Ruby and Groovy, or other programming languages.
  • the program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server.
  • the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider) or in a cloud computing environment or offered as a service such as a Software as a Service (SaaS).
  • LAN local area network
  • WAN wide area network
  • SaaS Software as a Service
  • These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable medium that when executed can direct a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions when stored in the computer readable medium produce an article of manufacture including instructions which when executed, cause a computer to implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
  • the computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable instruction execution apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other
  • programmable apparatus provide processes for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
  • a system can be provided for a plurality of members to collaborate with one another to iteratively determine a course of action for the plurality of members, sometimes referred herein to as a "selection.”
  • selection a course of action for the plurality of members
  • numerous specific embodiments as described herein it will be understood that the present system for collaboration can be utilized for any situation in which a plurality of members, which may be separate from one another, are requested to collaborate on a particular subject for the purpose of deciding upon a mutually agreeable outcome.
  • the collaborative system described herein can be utilized to provide collaboration among buyers where the subject may be to determine which particular items will be popular.
  • the collaborative system can be provided so that voters can react to particular issues or positions taken by candidates.
  • the plurality of members may be colleagues who work with one another and the subject may be to provide feedback on a product launch or a new proposed corporate strategy.
  • the collaborative system may be provided to students so that instructors can monitor which issues the students find most confusing or are in need of further development.
  • the collaborative system may be provided to fans of a particular artist or program with the subject being, for example, which recordings will be most popular, or which contestants on the TV show are likely to be eliminated.
  • the members which are to collaborate with one another may be provided with something as simple as an object, such as an image or a particular word, where the collaboration entails soliciting the members' feelings about the particular object.
  • the object may take the form of a list of options among which the plurality of members are requested to make their preferred selection(s).
  • the members may be allowed to communicate with one another during the process.
  • the communication can be provided by any means, such as e-mail, texting, etc. or in real time mode, such as using telecommunications.
  • some members may have greater influence than other members, due to their particular background or expertise, so that communications with the more influential members may have relatively significant impact on the ultimate selection.
  • the object for collaboration can be provided in a "batch" mode or in a "push” mode.
  • the object may be a single item, or a list of options among which the members can make their selection. The entire range of selections can be provided in batch mode by dividing the list into segments and providing the segments to the members in a serial fashion so that all of the options are provided over time.
  • the object In the push mode, the object can be provided as a graphical object with which the members can interact to make their selections.
  • the different options can be separated on an electronic interface of an electronic device, and the member can drag a unique icon onto the graphical object and provide their selection by "pushing" their icon toward an option that is provided on the display.
  • the range of options can be provided in separate areas of the electronic interface so that the member selects among different options by pushing their icon toward their desired selection.
  • the graphical object can be updated to indicate the aggregate input of all the members, which can result in the graphical object moving toward (or otherwise indicating) a selection that is collaboratively preferred by the members.
  • the batch mode and the push mode can be combined with one another to provide a more customized interface for a particular collaboration.
  • the administrative server can indicate which type of interface used to be utilized for a particular collaboration.
  • the mode may be switched from one to the other at a particular point during the collaboration when, for example, the data format changes or enough collaboration has occurred so that further collaboration can be more efficiently represented using the other mode.
  • a particular mode may be utilized for a particular member.
  • some members may view the data in batch mode whereas other members may view data in the push mode during the same collaboration.
  • This approach can, for example, be provided in real time (rather than in a batch approach) so that as a particular member pushes their icon toward a selection, the other members are providing similar selections, which are all aggregated to provide the updated graphical object in the form of, for example, movement of the graphical object.
  • the graphical object can react by moving toward the selection that (in the aggregate) is preferred by all of the plurality of members.
  • communication between the members can be provided during the collaboration.
  • each icon associated with a particular member can be shown on each of the electronic interfaces associated with the members, so that when a particular member pushes towards a particular selection, the member can see their action, while also observing the respective selections of all of the other members.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system 100 for providing a collaborative selection among a plurality of members in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • each of a plurality of members is associated with a respective electronic device 105.
  • the electronic device 105 can be any device that provides for the display of information on an electronic interface 110 and allows for communication with a network 115 via a respective channel 112.
  • the respective channel 1 12 can be provided wirelessly or over a physical medium.
  • the electronic devices 105 can take any form, such as a wireless electronic device (i.e., radiotelephone), a personal data assistant, tablet, or other electronic device. It will be further understood that the electronic device can be physically coupled to the network 115, such as when the electronic device 105 is a desktop computer or other stationary electronic device. Therefore, although many embodiments according to the invention as described herein with reference to a wireless electronic device, any electronic device that provides the function of display of information on electronic interface and can receive input for transmission to the network 115 can be utilized in embodiments according to the invention.
  • the electronic devices 105 are operatively coupled to the network 115 for communication with an aggregation server 125, also operatively coupled to the network 115 via a communication channel 117.
  • the communications channel 117 can be any channel that provides for the transmission/reception of information to/from the electronic devices 105.
  • the system 100 is also includes an administrative server 120 that is operatively coupled to the network 115 via communications channel 119.
  • the administrative server 120 can provide for overall control of the collaboration between the members, such as, establishing a time interval over which the
  • collaboration will occur, defining which of the members are invited to participate in the collaboration, defining the subject for collaboration, the data to be collected during the collaboration, the mode in which the collaboration will occur, the parameters for communication among the members during the collaboration, and any other metrics or parameters which may be desired by the administrative server 120.
  • the administrative server 120 can be provided on one (or more) of the electronic devices 105.
  • any of the plurality of members can function as the administrator for a collaboration.
  • one of the members may be a manager who is responsible for organizing a meeting among the remainder of the members, but who is also intended to be an attendee of the meeting. Therefore, the administrator in such embodiments can also be one of the members among which collaboration will occur, but has the authority to define the parameters defined above.
  • the administrative server can be controlled by a client or customer of the service provider that operates the system for collaboration.
  • the members may be subscribers to the system 100 for the purposes of providing services to the client or customer operating as the administrator 120.
  • the administrator can therefore provide parameters by which the system 100 determines which of the plurality of members is to be selected for collaboration. Selected ones of the plurality members may be invited for collaboration based on, for example, answers to demographic questions identifying certain members as being of particular interest to the client or customer.
  • Particular ones of the plurality of members may have a particular expertise or background which is desired for collaboration by the client or customer. Accordingly, embodiments according to the invention can provide for profiles for each of the plurality of members which can be provided to the client or customer for inclusion within the collaboration. Still further, the system 100 may provide the client or customer with historical data which indicates geographical information, schedule information, educational background, demographic information, age, race, political affiliation, religious affiliation, economical data, etc. any of which may be utilized by the client or customer to select which of the plurality members is to be invited for collaboration or may be used as a basis to select options or objects to be provided to the members for collaboration.
  • the data associated with the plurality of members can indicate instances where particular members have provided selections which provided ultimately successful, such as when members predict particular products will be commercially successful. Still further, the historical data associated with members can indicate which members (via, for example, communications with other members) have proven to be influencers of other members in determining a selection. Still further embodiments according to the invention, the administrative server 120 can indicate connections between members using, for example, the contact information associated with each of the members.
  • the historical data can indicate relationships between groups of members and particular selections or outcomes.
  • the historical data may indicate trends within a particular group of the members having a certain religious affiliation.
  • the historical data can indicate relationships between multiple categories used to characterize the members and particular outcomes from collaborations or types of collaborations or sentiments.
  • the administrative server 120 can also orchestrate and organize collaborations using calendar information associated with each of the members. For example, the administrative server 120 may be used to select members for
  • collaboration based on their geographic locations or their respective calendars so as to optimize the number of members which may be available for collaboration during the defined time interval for collaboration. For example, if a collaboration is scheduled to occur for a particular hour in a day, only members that are shown as being available during that hour (and in the common time zone) may be available for invitation for collaboration.
  • the system 100 in Figure 1 can provide for a
  • the object i.e., the corporate strategy
  • Each of the members provides an iterative selection which is forwarded to the aggregation server 125 via the network 115.
  • the aggregation server 125 collects each of the iterative selections from the plurality of members and determines how the object (i.e., the corporate strategy) should be updated which is then provided to the electronic interface 110 on each of the electronic devices 105.
  • the members make a subsequent iterative selection based on the updated object which are then provided to the aggregation server 125, which then in turn, may update the object again.
  • This iterative process continues until the aggregation server 125 determines (with supervision by the administrative server 120) that a collaborative selection has been provided.
  • FIG. 2 is a more detailed operational diagram illustrating data flow of the system 100 in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • the aggregation server 125 can begin by providing an object to the electronic interfaces on each of the electronic devices 105 (block 200). Each of the members makes an iterative selection using their respective electronic device 105, which are, in turn, forwarded to the aggregation server 125 (block 205). The aggregation server 125 aggregates all of the iterative selections provided in block 205 to provide an updated object, which can be and forwarded to each of the electronic devices 105 (block 210 and 200).
  • the updated objects are provided on the electronic interfaces of the electronic devices 105, whereupon the plurality of members each make another iterative selection based on the updated object (block 205) which are, in turn, aggregated by the aggregation server 125 (block 210). This iterative process continues until the aggregation server 125 determines that collaborative selection has been determined (block 215). The determination can be based upon, for example, that all of the options provided to the members have been aggregated and a particular one of which has been determined to be the most popular.
  • the determination of the collaborative selection can be based upon expiration of the time interval associated with the collaboration.
  • the iterative process of providing an object, receiving iterative selections based on the object and aggregating those iterative selections and providing an updated object to the electronic devices based thereon continues until the collaborative selection is provided.
  • Figure 3 is a flowchart that illustrates operations of the system 100 during the collaboration where the object includes a list of options provided to the members. Accordingly, the operations provided in Figure 3 can be associated with the batch approach described herein.
  • the system can begin by providing a list of options to the electronic interfaces of the wireless devices 105 (block 300).
  • the list of options provided to the wireless devices can include a list of colors provided to the members for collaboration upon which color should be used for a corporate logo (as shown in Figure 5). It will be understood that the list of colors can be segmented according to the approximated size of electronic interfaces included in the electronic devices 105. For example, if the collaboration for the logo color is defined to include 25 colors, the colors may be provided to the electronic interfaces in batches of 5 whereupon each of the plurality of members can select among those colors as the preferred choice of the logo.
  • each of the members is allowed to select among the options provided on the electronic interface to provide an iterative selection (block 305) which is forwarded to the aggregation server 125 which aggregates all of the iterative selections provided by the members (block 310).
  • the aggregation can provide a ranking of the colors provided in the first round of the list of options whereupon a second iteration can be provided to the members including another segment of the total list of colors to be considered for the logo (block 315).
  • the members can then select a subsequent iterative selection among the updated list of options (block 320) which are then provided to the aggregation server 125.
  • the aggregation server 125 can then determine if the collaborative selection has been determined (block 325). If the aggregation server 125 determines that the
  • operations continue at block 305. Otherwise, operations end when the aggregation server 125 determines that the collaborative selection has been determined based on, for example, the time interval for the collaboration having elapsed or the full range of options for the logo color have been provided to the members in a complete ranking of those colors has been provided as the collaborative determination.
  • Figure 4 is a flowchart that illustrates operations of the system 100 in embodiments where a single item is provided for collaboration among the plurality of members in some embodiments according to the invention. According to Figure 4, operations begin when a single item is provided to the electronic interface of the electronic devices 105 (block 400).
  • the single item can be a single item such as an image representing a proposed dress style for an upcoming season.
  • the members are allowed to provide an iterative input responsive to the single item (see block 405).
  • the members can input feedback on particular features of the dress such as length, color, shape, etc., which may be free- form in nature.
  • the members may not be restricted to selecting from among a list of options, but rather may be allowed to input whichever descriptions they believe accurately represent their view of the proposed single item.
  • some of the members may provide an iterative input such as "too short,” or “too long.” Still others may provide iterative input such as "I like the color,” etc.
  • the iterative inputs from the plurality of members are forwarded to the aggregation server and aggregated to provide an intermediate inputs (block 410) which then can be used to update the single item which is in turn provided the plurality of members (block 415).
  • the aggregation server may determine that many of the members consider the color wrong and therefore the updated single item (i.e., the dress) is given a different color, whereas iterative inputs from the plurality of members may indicate that the length is not short enough, and therefore, the updated single item that the dress image reflects the same dress but having a shorter length.
  • the plurality members are then allowed to provide subsequent iterative inputs responsive to the updated single item (block 420), which are in turn forwarded to the aggregation server 125.
  • the aggregation server then aggregates the subsequent iterative inputs from the plurality of members and determines whether the collaborative selection has been determined (block 425). For example, in some embodiments of the invention, the collaborative selection is determined to have been made when the time interval associated with the collaboration elapses, or in the embodiment described above, a significant number of the members provides an iterative input such as "I like it.” In any event, the iterative process as described herein is allowed to continue until the aggregation server 125 determines that the collaborative selection has been determined whereupon the processing terminates.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of collaboration among the members for the determination of the color of corporate logo using the batch approach as described above in reference to Figure 3.
  • the collaborative process can begin with a number of proposed colors being provided to the electronic interface 110 of the each of the plurality of electronic devices 105 (block 500).
  • each of the electronic interfaces 110 can be provided with a list that includes the colors red, green, but, etc., whereupon the members are allowed to select from this list of options to indicate their preferred color for the corporate logo.
  • Each of the respective iterative selections provided by the members is forwarded to the aggregation server 125 whereupon a second updated list of options is provided to the electronic interface 110 shown as the colors purple, orange, and pink, etc.
  • Each of the plurality of members is allowed to provide a subsequent iterative selection in response to the updated list to again indicate their preferred color for the corporate logo among the options provided on the updated list.
  • Each of the subsequent iterative selections is provided to the aggregation server 125 whereupon a second updated list of options for the color of the corporate logo is provided to the electronic interfaces 110.
  • This iterative process continues until all of the proposed colors for the corporate logo have been presented to the plurality of members and a ranking can be formulated from all of the colors proposed (block 520). The ranking can thereby provide the determination of the collaborative selection for the color of the corporate logo which can thereby terminate the collaboration among the plurality of members.
  • the options provided to the members provided within one iteration can be different from one another.
  • a first member may be provided with first list of options
  • a second member is provided with a second list of options
  • groups of the members can be created wherein each member within that group is provided with the same list of options, whereas members of other groups can be provided with different options.
  • the groups may be defined based on a common demographic among the selected members, such as religion, political affiliation, expertise, geographical information, etc.
  • the updated list of options provided to members can be based on the respective members selection during the previous iteration.
  • the objects provided to the electronic interfaces 110 of the electronic devices 105 can be social media communication, such as tweets, broadcasted by the collaborating members.
  • a tweet may be provided to the electronic interfaces 110 for inclusion on a list provided thereon.
  • New tweets can be provided at a midpoint on a ranked list provided on the electronic interfaces 110, which can represent a neutral ranking among other tweets listed.
  • the members can iteratively select ones of the tweets in the list that they prefer. Those iterative selections are aggregated by the aggregation server 125 to provide an updated object including an updated list reflecting the new rankings of tweets based on the iterative selections provided by the members.
  • new tweets When new tweet are provided, those new tweets are again provided at a midpoint on the list, which can then be subject to new iterative selections by the members.
  • the subject for collaboration can include a determination of some of those included within the plurality of members.
  • members are provided with an object, such as a list of individuals for which compensation is to be collaboratively determined.
  • the members can iteratively select those members, which they believe should be more highly compensated relative to others on the list.
  • Those iterative selections are provided to the aggregation server 125, which aggregates the iterative selections provided by the members to produce intermediate selections which are then used to provide an updated list of the individuals to reflect the new rankings of those individuals based on the iterative selections. This iterative process can continue until the time interval for collaboration ends or until there is an indication that further iterations would yield no difference in rankings for compensation among the individuals.
  • the subject for collaboration can be which articles are to be included a publication.
  • the objects provided to the plurality of members can include articles authored by either ones of the members or individuals outside the plurality of members.
  • the members for collaboration can provide iterative selections as to which of the articles they prefer.
  • the aggregation server 125 then aggregates the iterative selections from the plurality of members to provide intermediate selections, which provide the basis for the updated ranking of the articles to the plurality of members. This iterative process continues until each of the articles provided to the plurality of members is ranked relative to one another.
  • compensation for contribution of articles can be based on the ranking provided through the iterative collaboration process.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating operations of the system 100 using the push approach described above.
  • processing can begin when a graphical object is provided to the electronic interfaces 110 on the electronic devices 105.
  • the graphical object can take any form that is convenient for use on the electronic interface 110.
  • the graphical object is provided on the electronic interface to convey near real time changes in the collaborative decision-making process undertaken by the members.
  • the graphical object can begin in the center of the display, whereas selections or inputs that the members can select are provided outside the graphical object near the boundaries of the electronic interface and are spatially distributed relative to the one another so as to more clearly designate their particular selection.
  • the graphical object can take the form of a circle and the selections can be arranged outside the circle and spaced apart from one another around the diameter of the circle so that when a member intends to select a particular input, the member pushes their respective icon toward the selection on the electronic interface.
  • the selections can be located at the twelve o'clock, three o'clock, six o'clock, and nine o'clock positions on the electronic interface.
  • the member wishes to indicate the first selection, the member pushes their respective icon toward the twelve o'clock position.
  • the second selection is indicated by pushing the icon toward the three o'clock position, and so forth.
  • the distance which the member pushes their respective icon on the display can also be measured so that, for example, a first selection toward the twelve o'clock position can have a first respective value whereas a second selection in the same twelve o'clock direction but having a longer distance can have a second value that is different than the first value. Therefore, in such embodiments, the members may indicate not only their particular selection but how strongly they feel or how weakly they feel about that particular selection.
  • each of the members can have an associated unique icon which is visible to each of the collaborating members so that a particular members sees not only their own respective icon, but the icons of others and further is provided with the respective selections of those members by showing indicia associated with that icon indicating the selection made by that respective member.
  • the graphical object can change shape based on the selections of all of the plurality of members having placed their icons within the graphical object. In other words, if a member places their icon within the graphical object, their respective selection will be used in aggregating the inputs to the graphical object, whereas an icon that is located outside the graphical object, is not used in the aggregation even though the member may attempt to select one of the options provided on the electronic interface.
  • the time for collaboration may be limited by not only limiting the time interval with which the collaborations occur, but also by reducing the size or changing the shape of the graphical object so that it becomes more difficult for the members to place their respective icon within the graphical object and push their icon toward their selection.
  • the graphical object is provided to the electronic interfaces 110 on the electronic devices 105 (block 600) and the members are allowed to make an iterative input responsive to the graphical object on the interface 110 (block 605).
  • the graphical object can be a circle so that the members can drag their respective icon into the circle whereupon they may provide their iterative input by pushing their icon toward an area of the electronic interface 110 that includes indicia of their selection.
  • the iterative inputs from the members are provided to the aggregation server 125 and aggregated to provide intermediate input to the graphical object (block 610).
  • the aggregation server 125 can aggregate the respective iterative inputs from the members by, for example, summing both the direction associated with each of the inputs and magnitudes as vectors to provide an aggregated input from the members. It will be further understood that some members' input may be afforded more or less weight based on their respective profile including their historical data gathered by the system 100, their expertise, etc. Still further, it will also be understood that as described herein, the members may communicate with one another during the collaboration by using voice, text, or other types of communications with one another.
  • the aggregation server 125 aggregates the inputs to provide an updated graphical object to the electronic interfaces 110 (block 615). For example, in some embodiments according to the invention, the aggregation server 125 renders the updated graphical object to move the object on each of the electronic interfaces towards one of the respective selections indicated on the electronic interface 110.
  • this updated graphical object can be provided in real time or near real time to the electronic interfaces 110 such that the feedback from the aggregation server based on the respective iterative inputs of the members is nearly imperceptible to the members such that when the member pushes their icon toward the respective selection, the object appears to be responding in real time by moving on the electronic interface in response to the aggregated iterative inputs provided by the members.
  • the members are then in turn allowed to provide a subsequent iterative input responsive to the updated graphical object provided on the interface 110 (block 620).
  • This iterative process continues until the collaborative selection is determined (block 625).
  • the collaborative selection can be determined by limiting the time interval over which the collaboration can occur or reducing the size of the graphical object over time thereby establishing a limit during which the members are able to influence the collaborative decision-making process. Once the graphical object size is reduced to the point where no members are able to place their respective icon inside the graphical object, the collective selection can be determined to have been made.
  • Figure 7A is a schematic representation of the electronic interface 110 including a graphical object 700 rendered thereon that is updated over time as iterative inputs are provided by the members during the collaborative process in some embodiments according to the invention. It will be understood that the representation as shown in Figure 7A can reflect the appearance of each of the electronic interfaces 110 associated with the members regardless of the particular member's input or effect on the movement of the graphical object 700.
  • the graphical object 700 begins in the central portion of the electronic interface 110, which includes an arrangement of inputs available to the members that are surrounding the graphical object 700 but are spatially separated so that the members may provide input to designate one of the selections.
  • the selections available on the electronic interface 110 are periodically spaced apart from one another around the circumference of an outer region 705.
  • the members place their respective icons A, B, and C within the graphical object 700 to influence the collaborative process.
  • their input may not be considered in determining the aggregated input to the graphical object.
  • Figure 7 A initially each of the members A, B, and C is able to place their respective icon inside the graphical object 700.
  • each of the members provides separate iterative input designated by the vectors shown emanating from each of the icons A, B, and C.
  • the iterative input continues (along with the feedback of the aggregated inputs to the electronic interface 1 10) so that the respective vectors A, B, and C and their respective magnitudes are summed to influence the overall movement of the graphical object 700 towards the selection "blue" until a point where the graphical object 700 is located adjacent to the blue selection on the electronic interface 110 as shown.
  • the collaborative time interval may cease to determining that the collaborative determination process has indicated that blue is the preferred color for the corporate logo.
  • the push approach described herein can be utilized in an interactive game environment where the members represent team members who collaborate with one another to navigate through the interactive gaming environment. For example, as members (i.e., team members) move through the gaming environment, certain situations may arise where a decision should be made for the entire group such that those members should collaborate with one another to determine the best course of action for the team. For example, in such embodiments, the team members may encounter a situation where a particular choice should be made about which direction the team should travel in through the interactive gaming environment.
  • the individual members may place their respective icon within the graphical object and push their icon in the direction in which that member wishes the team to move. Likewise, other members are simultaneously providing their respective input by pushing their icons in the directions desired. Moreover, as time passes, the size of the graphical object may be modified or reduced to place limits on the time for collaboration among the team members.
  • the respective team members may have associated unique icons, certain ones of the team members may be given additional weight when aggregating the inputs from the team members or may provide additional influence to the remainder of the team members during the collaboration. Still further, the team members may collaborate with one another using audio, text or other forms of communication among one another to facilitate the collaboration. [0080] In still further embodiments according to the invention, the team members may employ biofeedback mechanisms which can provide additional data to the aggregation server 125 which can be used to, for example, modify how the shape or size of the graphical object is updated.
  • the pulse rate of the team members can be monitored and provided as bio-input to the aggregation server 125 so that the server can modify how the graphical object is updated and provided to the team members. For example, as the team members enter a new area of the game environment, their anxiety level may change, which can be reflected by an increased pulse rate.
  • the increased pulse rate can be used by the aggregation server 125 to reduce the size of the graphical object making it more difficult for the team members to place their respective icons within the graphical object and thereby influence the direction in which the team will travel.
  • Figure 7B is a schematic most recent of mechanism utilized to provide input from a member during collaboration in some embodiments according the mention.
  • input region 715 can be provide as part of the electronic interface 110, or other portion of the wireless electronic device 105.
  • the input region 715 includes a "joy stick" 720 which the member can manipulate 725 toward their respective input or selection, which can in-turn, be reflected on the electronic interface 110 as shown in Figure 7 A.
  • the display of icons shown in Figure 7 A can change to reflect the input by the members, including that using the joystick 720.
  • the diameter of the input region 715 can be modified as the time interval for collaboration elapses.
  • Figure 7C is a schematic representation of the electronic interface 110 including the graphical object 705 rendered thereon that is updated over time as iterative inputs are provided by the members during the collaborative process in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • the shape or portions of the shape may be deformed to represent the input from the member providing input to the electronic interface 1 10, as well as the inputs of the other members.
  • Figure 7D is a schematic most recent of mechanism utilized to provide input from a member during collaboration in some embodiments according the mention.
  • a scroll bar or multiple scroll bars can be utilized to provide input to the electronic device 105.
  • the scroll bars may be provided in a respective input region 715. It will also be understood that the different aspects described herein can be combined to provide different types of input mechanisms in either the push or batch mode.
  • any change in the indicia associated with the graphical object 705 can be changed to represent the progress of the collaboration.
  • indicia such as texture, color, and/or shape of the graphical object 705 can be changed to reflect the passage of time during the interval for collaboration.
  • Figures 11-13 are schematic representations of an iterative
  • FIG. 11 competitors Gigi, John, Al, Frank, Lisa, and Tom are presented on the electronic interface 110 of each of the electronic devices 105 associated with the plurality of members.
  • the members can iteratively select among the competitors based on a competition.
  • the arrows shown emerging from the graphical object represent votes cast for respective competitors to which those arrows are directed. For example, in Figure 11 the plurality of members vote so that Gigi receives 2 votes and John and Lisa each receive 1 vote.
  • the iterative selections provided by the plurality of members are aggregated by the aggregation server 125 which generates an updated graphical object shown in Figure 12, which moves towards Gigi as having received the most votes in the previous iterative selection.
  • Gigi then receives 3 votes and Tom receives 1 vote as the iterative selections provided to the aggregation server 125.
  • the graphical object is updated to be shown as converging toward Gigi on the electronic interface 110.
  • Gigi receives 4 votes finalizing Gigi as the collaboratively selected winner of the competition. It will be understood that the votes described herein can be provided using any means of input for the electronic devices 105.
  • Figures 14-20 are schematic representations of the electronic interface 110 having an updated graphical object including an updated background in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • the competition begins with the graphical object placed in the central portion of the electronic interface 110 and the competitors arrayed around the graphical object.
  • the graphical object can be updated to reflect the relative rankings of the competitors based on the iterative selections provided by the plurality of members, by for example, changing how the competitors are displayed. For example, as shown in Figure 14, Gigi receives 4 votes, Frank receives 3 votes, and John and Lisa both receive 2 votes, whereas Tom and Al receive no votes.
  • the graphical object is updated so that Frank and Gigi are shown near the top of the electronic interface 110, whereas Tom and Al are placed closer to a lower portion of the interface 110 proximate to an elimination area 1410.
  • the elimination area 1410 can represent a likelihood or danger that particular competitors may soon be eliminated from the competition.
  • the graphical object is updated again to show that Gigi, Frank, and John are located near the top of the electronic interface 110, whereas Lisa and Al are located near the lower portion.
  • Lisa receives 3 votes
  • Frank and Gigi each receive 2
  • John receives 1
  • Al receives no votes.
  • the graphical object is updated so that Lisa is now shown at the top of the electronic interface whereas Gigi is moved towards the lower portion of the interface 110, Still further, John is shown proximate to the elimination area 1410 (in danger from removal from the competition) as well as Al.
  • the communications network that can support communications in which a wireless electronic device 105 can be used according to various embodiments of the present inventive concepts. It will be understood that the wireless communication network can be used to provide the communication between the plurality of members during the collaborative process. It will be further understood that the network 115 shown in Figure 1 can include all of the elements shown in Figure 8.
  • the network may be commonly employed to provide voice and data communications to subscribers using various radio access standards/technologies.
  • the wireless electronic devices 105 in the network may also communicate with a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite 174, a local wireless network 170, a Mobile Telephone Switching Center (MTSC) 15, and/or a Public Service Telephone Network (PSTN) 4 (i.e., a "landline" network).
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • MTSC Mobile Telephone Switching Center
  • PSTN Public Service Telephone Network
  • the wireless electronic devices 105 can communicate with each other via the MTSC 15.
  • the wireless electronic devices 105 can also communicate with other wired devices 28, 26 via the PSTN that is coupled to the network, such as handsets etc.
  • the MTSC is coupled to a server 135 via a network 130, which may be the Internet. It will be understood that the server 135 may include the aggregation server 125, the administrative server 120, or a combination of the two.
  • the network can be organized as cells 1 that collectively can provide service to a broader geographic region. More or fewer cells 1 can be included in the network, and the coverage area for the cells may overlap. The shape of the coverage area for each of the cells may be different from one cell to another and is not limited to the hexagonal shapes illustrated. Each of the cells may include an associated base station. The base stations 30 can provide wireless communications between each other and the wireless electronic devices 105 in the associated geographic region covered by the network.
  • Each of the base stations 30 can transmit/receive data to/from the wireless electronic devices 105 over an associated control channel.
  • the control channel can be used, for example, to page the wireless electronic device 105 in response to calls directed thereto or to transmit traffic channel assignments to the wireless electronic device 105 over which a call associated therewith is to be conducted.
  • the wireless electronic devices 105 may also be capable of receiving messages from the network over the respective control channels.
  • the wireless electronic devices 105 receive Short Message Service (SMS), Enhanced Message Service (EMS),
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • EMS Enhanced Message Service
  • MMS Multimedia Message Service
  • SmartmessagingTM formatted messages
  • the GPS satellite 174 can provide GPS information to the geographic region including cells so that the wireless electronic devices 105 may determine location information.
  • the network may also provide network location information as the basis for the location information applied by the wireless electronic devices 105.
  • the location information may be provided the aggregation server 125 rather than to the wireless electronic devices 105.
  • the wireless electronic devices 105 may communicate with the local wireless network 170.
  • FIG. 9 is a detailed block diagram illustrating a wireless electronic device 105, according to various embodiments of the present inventive concepts.
  • a wireless electronic device 105 may include a multi-band antenna system 346, a transceiver 342, and a processor 351.
  • the wireless electronic device 105 further includes the electronic interface 110, keypad 352, speaker 356, memory 353, microphone 350, and/or camera 358.
  • a transmitter portion of the transceiver 342 converts information, which is to be transmitted by the wireless electronic device 105, into electromagnetic signals suitable for radio communications (e.g., to the network 115 illustrated in Figure 8).
  • a receiver portion of the transceiver 342 demodulates electromagnetic signals, which are received by the wireless electronic device 100 from the network 115 to provide the information contained in the signals in a format understandable to a user of the wireless electronic device 105.
  • the transceiver 342 may include transmit/receive circuitry (TX/RX) that provides separate communication paths for supplying/receiving RF signals to different radiating elements of the multi-band antenna system 346 via their respective RF feeds.
  • the transceiver 342 may include two transmit/receive circuits 343, 345 connected to different ones of the antenna elements via the respective RF feeds.
  • the transceiver 34 in operational cooperation with the processor 351, may be configured to communicate according to at least one radio access technology in two or more frequency ranges.
  • the at least one radio access technology may include, but is not limited to, WLAN (e.g., 802.11/WiFi), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), Transfer Jet, 3 GPP LTE (3rd Generation Partnership Project Long Term Evolution), 4G, Time Division LTE (TD LTE), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) communication, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), DCS, PDC, PCS, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), wideband-CDMA, and/or CDMA2000.
  • WLAN e.g., 802.11/WiFi
  • WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
  • Transfer Jet 3 GPP LTE (3rd Generation Partnership Project Long Term Evolution), 4G, Time Division LTE (TD LTE), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS
  • the radio access technology may operate using such frequency bands as 700-800 Megahertz (MHz), 824-894 MHz, 880-960 MHz, 1710-1880 MHz, 1820-1990 MHz, 1920-2170 MHz, 2300-2400 MHz, and 2500-2700 MHz.
  • Other radio access technologies and/or frequency bands can also be used in embodiments according to the inventive concepts.
  • Various embodiments may provide coverage for non-cellular frequency bands such as Global Positioning System (GPS), WLAN, and/or Bluetooth frequency bands.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • WLAN Wireless Local wireless network 170
  • the local wireless network 170 is a WLAN compliant network.
  • the local wireless network 170 is a Bluetooth compliant interface.
  • the wireless electronic device 105 is not limited to any particular combination/arrangement of the keypad 352 and the electronic interface 110.
  • the functions of the keypad 352 and the electronic interface 110 can be provided by a touch screen through which the user can view information, such as computer displayable documents, provide input thereto, and otherwise control the wireless electronic device 105.
  • the wireless electronic device 100 may include a separate keypad 352 and electronic interface 110.
  • the selections and/or input can be provided to the wireless electronic device 105 via, for example, the electronic interface 354, the keypad 352, microphone 350, the camera 358, and/or any other means that is convenient for the member. It will be further understood that, in some embodiments according to mention, a member may provide the selections and/or input using any electronic device which provides for the means to provide such.
  • the electronic device can be a game console, appliances, or any other device that provides an electronic interface.
  • the memory 353 can store computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit 351 , carry out the operations described herein and shown in the figures.
  • the memory 353 can be non-volatile memory, such as EEPROM (flash memory), that retains the stored data while power is removed from the memory 353.
  • EEPROM flash memory
  • FIG 10 is a block diagram of the aggregation server 125 in some embodiments according to the invention.
  • the aggregation server 125 includes a processor circuit 900 coupled to a memory 905 and a Network Interface (NI) 910.
  • the processor circuit 900 is configured to carry out instructions stored in the memory 905 and communicate with outside resources (such as the electronic device 105, the administrative server 120, etc.) over the network 1 15 via the NI 910.
  • the aggregation server 125 can iteratively process selections and inputs using mathematics, statistical, and/or empirical sciences to select of an element (with regard to some criteria) from some set of available alternatives.
  • the aggregation server can maximize a real function by systematically choosing inputs from within an allowed set and computing the value of the function.
  • the generalization of optimization theory and techniques to other formulations comprises a large area of applied mathematics. More generally, optimization includes finding "best available" values of some objective function given a defined domain, including a variety of different types of objective functions and different types of domains.
  • the aggregation server 125 can iteratively process selections and inputs using a technique referred to as Simulated Annealing.
  • Simulated Annealing is a generic probabilistic
  • metaheuristic for the global optimization problem of locating a good approximation to the global optimum of a given function in a large search space It may be used when the search space is discrete (e.g., all tours that visit a given set of cities).
  • simulated annealing may be more efficient than exhaustive enumeration— provided that the goal is merely to find an acceptably good solution in a fixed amount of time, rather than the best possible solution.
  • the aggregation server 125 can iteratively process selections and inputs using a technique referred to as a measure on a set, which is a systematic way to assign a number to each suitable subset of that set, intuitively interpreted as its size.
  • a measure is a generalization of the concepts of length, area, and volume.
  • a particularly important example is the Lebesgue measure on a Euclidean space, which assigns the conventional length, area, and volume of Euclidean geometry to suitable subsets of the n-dimensional Euclidean space Rn.
  • the aggregation server 125 and/or the administrative server 120 may take the form or a general purpose computing system that operates under the control of code that is configured to carry out the operations described herein.
  • the code may execute entirely on one or more servers, or it may execute partly on a server and partly on a client within a client device or as a proxy server at an intermediate point in a communications network.
  • the client device may be connected to the server over the network, or the connection may be made through the Internet (e.g., via an Internet Service Provider).
  • the present invention is not necessarily TCP/IP-specific or Internet- specific.
  • the present invention may be embodied using various protocols over various types of computer networks.
  • Embodiments according to the invention can operate in a logically separated (or physically separated) client side/server side-computing environment, sometimes referred to hereinafter as a client/server environment.
  • the client/server environment is a computational architecture that involves a client process (i.e., a client) requesting service from a server process (i.e., a server).
  • client process i.e., a client
  • server process i.e., a server
  • the client/server environment maintains a distinction between processes, although client and server processes may operate on different machines or on the same machine. Accordingly, the client and server sides of the client/server environment are referred to as being logically separated.
  • each device can be customized for the needs of the respective process.
  • a server process can "run on” a system having large amounts of memory and disk space
  • the client process often "runs on” a system having a graphic user interface provided by high-end video cards and large-screen displays.
  • a client can be a program, such as a web browser, that requests information, such as web pages, from a server under the control of a user.
  • clients include browsers such as Netscape Navigator® (America Online, Inc., Dulles, VA) and Internet Explorer® (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA).
  • Browsers typically provide a graphical user interface for retrieving and viewing web pages, web portals, applications, and other resources served by Web servers.
  • a SOAP client can be used to request web services programmatically by a program in lieu of a web browser.
  • Some examples of servers are International Business Machines Corporation's family of Lotus Domino® servers, the Apache server and Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington).
  • the clients and servers can communicate using a standard communications mode, such as Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) and SOAP.
  • HTTP Hypertext Transport Protocol
  • SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol
  • HTTP requests are sent from the client to the server and HTTP responses are sent from the server to the client in response to an HTTP request.
  • the server waits for a client to open a connection and to request information, such as a Web page.
  • the server sends a copy of the requested information to the client, closes the connection to the client, and waits for the next connection. It will be understood that the server can respond to requests from more than one client.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de fourniture d'une sélection collaborative qui peut être fourni par fourniture d'un objet, sur la base d'un sujet pour une collaboration entre une pluralité de membres, à des interfaces électroniques respectives associées à la pluralité de membres. Une sélection itérative respective est apte, en réponse à l'objet, à partir de chacun de la pluralité de membres, à fournir une pluralité de sélections itératives. La pluralité de sélections itératives sont agrégées pour fournir des sélections intermédiaires sur la base de l'objet. Un objet mis à jour est fourni aux interfaces électroniques respectives, sur la base des sélections intermédiaires et une sélection itérative ultérieure respective est apte, en réponse à l'objet mis à jour, à partir de chacun de la pluralité de membres, à fournir une pluralité de sélections itératives ultérieures.
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