Online skill competition system with competitive consumer judging and method

摘要

An online computer network utilization system for supporting an online skill competition such as guitar playing prowess among personal entrants and an online competitive contest associated with the skill competition where online consumer contestants can view, judge and contest with one another over the successes and failures of the skill competitors. The system handles the solicitation for entrants in the skill competition and online consumers for the viewing and judging of the competition as well as a fantasy sports-styled contest among viewers/judges, tracks performances, tabulate votes, declares winners, awards prizes and facilitates online advertising.

主权项

1. An online computer network system utilization method for encouraging online public involvement in viewing and judging a skill competition and viewing advertising, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a supporting system over a computer network for a plurality of entrants in a skill competition; uploading preliminary representations of the skills and personal information of the entrants to said system in order to pre-screen said entrants; pre-screening said entrants to select a plurality of competitors; managing a skill competition involving said competitors in a series of successive rounds; conducting an online consumer contest via said system, wherein said conducting comprises:
accepting a plural number of online viewer contestants from public consumers;and, for each of said contestants:
viewing by said contestant of at least one of said preliminary representations;selecting by said contestant a preferred subset of said entrants; and,awarding points to said contestant based on the performance success of the entrants associated with said preferred subset in said skill competition; maintaining a database of advertisements; and, directing at least one of said advertisements to each of said contestants during said contest.