Delegated authority evaluation system

Details Delegated authority evaluation system Delegated authority evaluation system

2004-05-25

2010-11-30

Timblin, Robert (Department: 2167)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database and file access

Preparing data for information retrieval

C707S748000

Reexamination Certificate

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07844610

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides an evaluation system for reliably evaluating large amounts of content. The evaluation system is managed by a primary authority that designates one or more contributing authorities by delegating to each a specific quantity of authority. Each contributing authority may in turn designate and delegate authority to one or more additional contributing authorities, subject to the restriction that the total quantity of authority delegated does not exceed the quantity of authority the contributing authority was itself delegated. Each contributing authority, and optionally the primary authority itself, may evaluate one or more portions of content by associating a rating with each evaluated portion of content. A composite rating for a particular portion of content may then be determined based upon the ratings associated with the portion of content. Preferably, the ratings are combined in a manner that affords a higher priority to the ratings provided by contributing authorities to which a greater quantity of authority was delegated.

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