Crowdsensus: deriving consensus information from statements made by a crowd of users
US8781990B1 · kind B1 · utility
13Cited by
18References
22Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9535
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for updating and correcting facts that receives proposed values for facts from users and determines a consensus value for the fact based on a distribution of the probabilities that the proposed values are the correct value for the fact wherein the probability that the proposed value is the correct value for the fact is based on a score indicative of the probability that the user proposing the value proposes accurate values.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.