Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AND RANKING OPINIONS BY VOTES RELATED TO VARIOUS SUBJECT MATTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000017824
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A method and system providing the ability for a plurality of users to engage in intercommunication regarding a specific issue without a regard to geographic location. The individuals may agree or disagree with another individual's position taken with regard to an issue. Each individual may also determine how other individuals agree or disagree with his or her own position regarding a particular issue through ranking of the agreements on a computer screen in at least two dimensions. In addition, an individual may generate a specific issue upon which he or she wishes to engage in a communication exchange with others. Furthermore, each individual may also search a database to determine all of the issues which exist and upon which an interchange of communications is occuring according to various criteria, such as subject matter, author, date and the like. The system includes a database for storing the information, a personnel computer for use by the individual, a web server and means for interconnecting the database, the personal computer and the web server to provide for the communication, agreements, the ranking and to display the ranking on the personal computer.
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Inventors:
BASUALDO RICARDO
Application Number:
PCT/US1999/021201
Publication Date:
September 28, 2000
Filing Date:
September 15, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DEBATES COM CORP (US)
International Classes:
G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06F3/14; G06Q10/00; G06Q50/00; G07C13/00; (IPC1-7): G07C13/00
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