Aggregate Crowdsourcing Platforms

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer program products for aggregating crowdsourcing platforms are disclosed. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a crowdsourcer (i.e., a sponsor for a particular contest, competition, or task) can provide the same contest, competition, or task across several communities that may have different user interfaces and/or different user devices or processes. The crowdsourcer can reward the community or community member that provides the winning solution or valuable answer.

1 . A method for aggregating crowdsourcing platforms across one or more computing devices, comprising the steps of:
 (a) receiving an input from a crowdsourcer user, wherein said input is utilized to configure a contest;   (b) presenting said contest to a plurality of communities, wherein each of said communities comprises a plurality of community users utilizing a plurality of computing devices;   (c) monitoring said contest across said plurality of communities;   (d) receiving a submission from one of said plurality of communities, wherein said submission comprises a response to said contest from one of said plurality of community users utilizing one of said plurality of computing devices;   (e) determining whether said submission received from said one of said plurality of communities is a winning solution for said contest; and   (f) delivering, via said one of said plurality of communities, a prize notification to said one of said plurality of computing devices utilized by said one of said plurality of community users.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said input comprises at least one of: a programming input; and a parameters input. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said contest presented to said plurality of communities comprises: at least one constraint; and one of: a competition; and a task. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said at least one constraint is one of: a deadline; a reward; and a non-disclosure agreement. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 receiving a second input from said crowdsourcer user, wherein said second input comprises a selection of said plurality of communities that said contest is presented to.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein said contest is customized for each of said plurality of communities specified by said crowdsourcing user. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of communities is an aggregator community system. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 sending, via said one of said plurality of communities, a feedback communication to one of said plurality of computing devices utilized by one of said plurality of community users.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said prize notification comprises a punch list directed at said one of said plurality of community users. 
     
     
         10 . A system for aggregating crowdsourcing platforms across one or more computing devices, comprising:
 (a) a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to allow a crowdsourcer user to configure a contest;   (b) means for configuring said contest for each of a plurality of community platforms, wherein each of said plurality of community platforms comprises a plurality of community users utilizing a plurality of computing devices;   (c) means for monitoring said contest across said plurality of communities, wherein any inputs entered by any of plurality of community users utilizing said plurality of computing devices within said plurality of community platforms is captured;   (d) means for receiving a submission from one of said plurality of communities, wherein said submission comprises a response to said contest from one of said plurality of community users utilizing one of said plurality of computing devices;   (e) means for determining whether said submission received from said one of said plurality of communities is a winning solution for said contest; and   (f) means for delivering, via said one of said plurality of communities, a prize notification to said one of said plurality of computing devices utilized by said one of said plurality of community users.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein said input comprises at least one of:
 a programming input; and a parameters input.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein said contest presented to said plurality of communities comprises: at least one constraint; and one of: a competition; and a task. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein said at least one constraint is one of:
 a deadline; a reward; and a non-disclosure agreement.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 means for receiving a second input from said crowdsourcer user, wherein said second input comprises a selection of said plurality of communities that said contest is presented to.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 means for sending, via said one of said plurality of communities, a feedback communication to one of said plurality of computing devices utilized by one of said plurality of community users.   
     
     
         16 . A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to aggregating crowdsourcing platforms, said control logic comprising:
 first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive an input from a crowdsourcer user, wherein said input is utilized to configure a contest;   second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to present said contest to a plurality of communities, wherein each of said communities comprises a plurality of community users utilizing a plurality of computing devices;   third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to monitor said contest across said plurality of communities;   fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a submission from one of said plurality of communities, wherein said submission comprises a response to said contest from one of said plurality of community users utilizing one of said plurality of computing devices;   fifth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to determine whether said submission received from said one of said plurality of communities is a winning solution for said contest; and   sixth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to deliver a prize notification to said one of said plurality of computing devices utilized by said one of said plurality of community users.   
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 16 , wherein said input comprises at least one of: a programming input; and a parameters input. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 16 , wherein said contest presented to said plurality of communities comprises: at least one constraint; and one of: a competition; and a task. 
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 18 , wherein said at least one constraint is one of: a deadline; a reward; and a non-disclosure agreement. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 seventh computer readable program code means for causing the computer to send a feedback communication to one of said plurality of computing devices utilized by one of said plurality of community users.