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1. A computer system for wagering on a music artist, comprising:
one or more client computers, wherein at least one client computer is configured to send and receive data via the Internet; a popularity profiling system (PPS) server configured to provide metrics related to the music artist, wherein the metrics include one or more scores representing the popularity of the music artist; a wagering system server, comprising an electronic exchange implementing computer instructions configured to cause the wagering system server to:
(a) obtain an initial score from the PPS server, wherein the initial score indicates a sentiment of at least one music consumer based on the PPS server applying sentiment analysis to at least one published review by the at least one music consumer of a song performed by the music artist;(b) process a transaction request by a client computer, wherein the transaction request comprises a wager amount, a threshold value, and an expiration date and time;(c) deduct the wager amount from the balance of an account associated with the client computer, the account being established and maintained by the wagering system server;(d) obtain, periodically at a predetermined interval of time and prior to reaching the expiration date and time, one or more subsequent scores from the PPS server that relates to the initial score;(e) determine, in response to obtaining each of the one or more subsequent scores, whether the difference between the subsequent score and the initial score exceeds the threshold value;(f) if the difference between the subsequent score and the initial score exceeds the threshold value, determine an award amount based on the wager amount and add the award amount to the balance of the account associated with the client computer; and(g) if the expiration date and time is reached without determining an award amount, transmit a message to the client computer indicating that the wager was unsuccessful;wherein the account balance, the wager amount, and the award amount are denominated in a virtual currency; a client computer interface; a database server for storing some or all of the data obtained and processed by the wagering system server; and one or more network interfaces connecting the wagering system server, the popularity profiling system server, the database server, the client computer interface, and the one or more client computers to the Internet, wherein the one or more network interfaces connect the client computer, a database and servers via the Internet, and wherein the client computer, the database server, the PPS server, and the wagering system server, and the client computer interface each operate on separate and distinct physical computers. |
