METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ONLINE SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF AUTHORS

摘要

Provided are methods and systems for online support and promotion of authors. Upon allocation of creations to various categories, an author may be supported and promoted by an audience. The audience comprising multiple unregistered users may provide their assessment by viewing and listening to the creations of the author, leaving their comments or making votes. The assessment of the audience may increase a rating of the author or his creations. A high rating may prompt investors to provide a financial support to the author or his creations. The investors may provide the financial support in any amount and within any time period. Based on the financial support, an interest or a fixed amount from future income of the author or his creations may be provided to the investors and a service provider associated with online support and promotion of authors.

主权项

1. A method for online support and promotion of authors, the method comprising:
receiving one or more creations of an author; receiving, from one or more users, one or more assessments, the one or more assessments being responsive to the one or more creations or the author; based on the one or more assessments, calculating a rating of the author or the one or more creations; providing information associated with the rating to one or more investors; receiving, from the one or more investors, a financial support for the one or more creations or the author, the financial support being provided in any amount and within any time period; based on the financial support, providing, to the one or more investors, a predetermined amount of income; and based on the financial support, providing, to a service provider associated with online support and promotion of authors, a further predetermined amount of income.