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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8996437-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414335012-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | Nov 24, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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Aspects of the invention collect data or information from a dynamic and adaptive target group selection. Sets of experts are selected. Responses to a survey are used to expand the set of experts by adding experts noted in answer referrals. The survey is updated by removing satisfied questions, and expert selections, answers analysis and survey updating and resending steps are iteratively repeated until each question is satisfied, wherein the expert sets may be dynamically revised in each iteration.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for collection of data or information from a dynamic and adaptive target group selection, the method comprising: selecting a set of experts that each have higher value metric scores relative to value metric scores of other unselected experts of a population of known experts and that are indicative of an expertise relevant to at least one question in a plurality of survey questions; sending the plurality of survey questions to the selected set of e…
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- What does patent US8996437B2 cover?
- Aspects of the invention collect data or information from a dynamic and adaptive target group selection. Sets of experts are selected. Responses to a survey are used to expand the set of experts by adding experts noted in answer referrals. The survey is updated by removing satisfied questions, and expert selections, answers analysis and survey updating and resending steps are iteratively repeat…
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- IBM
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- Primary CPC classification G06Q30/0203. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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