SELECTIVE AUTOMATED TRANSFORMATION OF TASKS IN CROWDSOURCING SYSTEMS

摘要

An embodiment of the invention is associated with a system disposed to post software related tasks to a crowdsourcing marketplace for execution. Prior to posting a specified task, it is determined whether the specified task comprises a complex task. Responsive to determining that the specified task comprises a complex task, the specified task is evaluated with respect to a first criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be decomposed into two or more atomic tasks. Responsive to determining that the specified task does not comprise a complex task, the specified task is evaluated with respect to a second criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be combined with other tasks into a bundled task.

主权项

1. In association with a system disposed to post software related tasks to a crowdsourcing marketplace for execution, a computer program product executable in a recordable storage medium comprising:
instructions for, prior to posting a specified task to the crowdsourcing marketplace, determining whether or not the specified task comprises a complex task; instructions, responsive to determining that the specified task comprises a complex task, for evaluating the task with respect to at least a first criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be decomposed into two or more atomic tasks; and instructions, responsive to determining that the specified task does not comprise a complex task, for evaluating the task with respect to at least a second criterion, to determine whether the specified task should be combined with one or more other tasks into a bundled task.