| 摘要 |
<p>A method for locating competence in relation to a given subject in a group of users that are connected to an electronic communications network, comprising the steps of:
(a) sending a message (20) to a user via said network, the message inviting the user to return a response message containing a reference (22) to one or more other users who, in the opinion of the responding user, might have competence in relation to the subject;
(b) upon receipt of the response message, sending a message (20) analogous to the one in step (a) to each user who has been referred to in the response message;
(c) iterating step (b) for all response messages, with the exception of those users who had already been referred to in a preceding iteration step; and
(d) storing competence data on the basis of the self-assessments and references as established in steps (a) to (c). The competence data may further be enhanced by adding a self-assessment of the user's competence in relation to the subject, to the response message.</p> |
