System and Methods for Controlling and Optimizing Information Distribution Between Users in an Information Exchange, Continued

Abstract

An automatic control system for regulating the information exchange between information producer and information consumer. One control mechanism can dynamically refine the decision to include or exclude information items from the consumer information stream to improve success metrics like participation. One or more system interface request control mechanisms can dynamically provide incentive and limits for the input of audience targets, priorities, preferences, and other data. An administrator may set parameters and select success metrics to balance the goals of the information exchange participants and stakeholders. The system can also serve to resolve conflicts between the selection criteria of a consumer and the audience targets of a producer.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A method for determining inclusion of an information item into an information stream in an information exchange operating on a computer system, comprising:
 a participation prediction map;   a distribution of information items;   for a region of the distribution determine:   (a) a number of items,   (b) a specified expected item value,   (c) a predicted participation level, wherein the predicted participation level determined from the participation prediction map for the specified expected item value; and   select an include region, wherein said include region is preferred over other regions of the distribution according to proximity of the predicted participation level and the number of items;   whereby said include region determines inclusion.