ON-LINE PICTURE/VIDEO VOTING

摘要

A system providing posting of visual content, voting to determine popularity, and an associated self-funding rewards aspect of the system. The system uses a host website on which members of the public post visual content, and for which the members of the public are assessed fees for participating. Posted content is judged by a voting system in which the participants vote to indicate their preference based on posted visual content. At least some of the pool of funds collected from assessed fees is returned to those participants who win in the voting.

主权项

1. An on-line method for displaying, judging, and rewarding creative works posted on-line, comprising:
establishing a host website; accepting posts of creative works on the host website by participating members of the public; conducting judging of creative works posted on the host website by polling the participating members and recording votes cast by polled participating members; establishing a pool of funds to fund awards payable to predetermined winners of cast votes by charging a fee to each participating member for each posting of creative works on the host website; and allocating a portion of collected fees as awards payable to predetermined winners of cast votes.