User interfaces for determining the reaction of a group with respect to a set of elements

摘要

The present invention provides systems and methods that provide knowledge about a reaction (e.g. interest) of a group (normally of people) with respect to a set of elements, wherein each group member can react in a different manner. Assuming that the group is accessible by electronic means (e.g. Internet) this system may be based on a group response algorithm to estimate group reaction minimizing workload of group members and minimizing the time needed.;To minimize or reduce group members' workload and time, the algorithm uses statistic tools. The group response system estimates group reaction with previously set statistic reliability.;The present invention can use too in some cases, secondary algorithms for specific cases.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for an individual respondent to utilize a graphical user interface (GUI) to provide a reaction to at least one option to which a response is requested, wherein the individual respondent is from a respondent subset that is one of a plurality of respondent subsets taken from a respondent set and the at least one option is from an option subset that is one of a plurality of option subsets taken from an option set, the method comprising:
(a) the individual respondent receiving, on the GUI on an electronic display, the option subset comprising the at least one option to which the response is requested, wherein a total number of options in the option subset received by the individual respondent is equal to or less than half of a total number of options in the option set; and (b) the individual respondent providing, with the aid of the GUI, a reaction of the individual respondent in response to the at least one option in the option subset received by the individual respondent in (a), wherein, in (a), the option subset that is received by the individual respondent on the GUI is not determined by the individual respondent, wherein the option set comprises a plurality of options, and each of the plurality of options is provided for evaluation to at least one respondent in the respondent set, and wherein, in (a), the individual respondent receives fewer than all of the plurality of options.