Platform Device for Providing Quantitative Collective Knowledge

Abstract

With regard to a platform device (100) placed on a web-site and networked with a plurality of ID-detectable users or participants for the purpose of collecting and processing items of information stored on a plurality of in each case code-identifiable and in each case theme-dependent storage sites (110) of a platform by said users or participants, there is achieved modifiability of the stored information by the network participants according to strictly predefined processing criteria and with the creation of swarm knowledge in that the storage sites (110) formed on the platform are subdivided into a plurality of themes and are in each case formed by a dual unit (DuU), said dual unit (DuU) comprising in each case a first storage site 111 provided with initial information assigned to a predefined theme and formulated by an initial participant and adapted so as to be non-editable by any other individual user-participant and a second storage site (112) which is assigned to the first storage site (111) and which is editable by any of the individual user-participants and is adapted for acceptance of the input of additional information by the plurality of user-participants such as is relevant to the initial information stored at the first storage site (111).

I claim: 
     
         1 . A platform device ( 100 ) placed on a web-site and networked with a plurality of ID-detectable users or participants for the purpose of collecting and processing items of information stored on a plurality of in each case code-identifiable and in each case theme-dependent storage sites ( 110 ) of a platform by the users or participants, characterized in that the storage sites ( 110 ) are subdivided into a plurality of themes in each case formed on the platform by a dual unit (DuU), wherein a dual unit (DuU) in each case comprises a first theme-dependent, non-user-editable storage site ( 111 ) that is provided with initial information formulated by an initial participant, and also a second storage site ( 112 ) which is assigned to the first storage site ( 111 ) and which can be edited by any of the individual user-participants and is adapted for acceptance of an input of additional information by the plurality of user-participants, as is relevant to the initial information stored at the first storage site ( 111 ). 
     
     
         2 . A device as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that it is possible for the users or participants to place additional information at the editable second storage site ( 112 ) in the form of swarm values of the items of information stored at the first storage site ( 111 ), wherein an individual evaluation can be carried into effect by the users or participants by means of a predefined input, and wherein a swarm value is defined as the quantitative number of predefined inputs placed by the users or participants in the second storage site ( 112 ). 
     
     
         3 . A device as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that the individual evaluations are subdivided into positive evaluations of the items of information stored at the first storage site ( 111 ) and negative evaluations of the items of information stored at the first storage site ( 111 ), wherein a first adding device ( 120 ) is provided for the purpose of counting the individual inputted positive evaluations and a memory is provided for the purpose of saving this number to the second storage site ( 112 ), and a second adding device ( 130 ) is provided for the purpose of counting the individual inputted negative evaluations and a memory is provided for the purpose of saving this number to the second storage site ( 112 ), wherein an individual evaluation can be carried into effect by the users or participants by means of a predefined input, and a positive swarm value is defined as the number of predefined inputs into the second storage site ( 112 ) that correspond to a positive evaluation, and a negative swarm value is defined as the number of predefined inputs into the second storage site ( 112 ) that correspond to a negative evaluation. 
     
     
         4 . A device as claimed in  claim 3 , characterized in that the first adding device ( 120 ) is adapted so as to add the positive evaluations stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) within time intervals of predefined length as stipulated by a timing device ( 160 ) to a first number and the second adding device ( 130 ) is adapted so as to add the negative evaluations stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) within the time intervals of predefined length as stipulated by the timing device ( 160 ) to a second number, wherein a first dividing device ( 140 ) is provided so as to state the ratio of the first number to the second number in the form of a percentage value. 
     
     
         5 . A device as claimed in  claim 4 , characterized in that a first copying device ( 150 ) is provided, which successively interprets the evaluations stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) within settable time intervals as being useful swarm information and transfers it to the first storage site ( 111 ) and overwrites the previous relevant items of information at the first storage site ( 111 ). 
     
     
         6 . A device as claimed in  claim 5 , characterized in that a timing device ( 160 ) is provided, which, on conclusion of settable constant time intervals, transmits reset signals to the first adding device ( 120 ) and to the second adding device ( 130 ) and also to the first dividing device ( 140 ) and to the first copying device ( 150 ) so as to set the associated devices to zero, on conclusion of a respective presettable time interval, and to repeat the currently assigned function in an immediately following time-period of equal length. 
     
     
         7 . A device as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the editable second storage site ( 112 ) is subdivided into a contents storage site ( 113 ), into which additional information concerning items of information stored at the first storage site ( 111 ) can be imported in the form of supplementary information of the items of information stored at the first storage site ( 111 ), and an evaluation storage site ( 114 ), into which exclusively evaluations of the supplementary information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) can be imported, said evaluation data being subdivided into positive evaluations of the supplementary information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) and negative evaluations of the supplementary information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ). 
     
     
         8 . A device as claimed in  claim 7 , characterized in that a third adding device ( 180 ) is provided for the purpose of counting the individual inputted positive evaluations of the supplementary information and a memory is provided for the purpose of saving this number to the second storage site ( 112 ), and a fourth adding device ( 190 ) is provided for the purpose of counting the individual inputted negative evaluations of the supplementary information and a memory is provided for the purpose of saving this number to the second storage site ( 112 ), wherein an individual evaluation can be carried into effect by the users or participants by means of a predefined input, while a positive swarm value of the supplementary information is defined as the number of predefined inputs into the second storage site ( 112 ) that correspond to a positive evaluation, and a negative swarm value of the supplementary information is defined as the number of predefined inputs into the second storage site ( 112 ) that correspond to a negative evaluation. 
     
     
         9 . A device as claimed in  claim 8 , characterized in that the third adding device ( 180 ) is adapted so as to add the positive evaluations stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) within time intervals of predefined length as stipulated by a timing device ( 160 ) to a third number and the fourth adding device ( 190 ) is adapted so as to add the negative evaluations stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) within the time intervals of predefined length as stipulated by the timing device ( 160 ) to a fourth number, while a second dividing device ( 200 ) is provided so as to state the ratio of the third number to the fourth number in the form of a percentage value. 
     
     
         10 . A device as claimed in  claim 9 , characterized in that a second copying device ( 210 ) is provided, which on determination, in a second decision-making device ( 170 ), of a predetermined ratio of positive evaluations to negative evaluations of the supplementary information stored at the second storage site, interprets the supplementary information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) as being assured swarm information and transfers it to the first storage site ( 111 ). 
     
     
         11 . A device as claimed in  claim 10 , characterized in that the third adding device ( 180 ) and the fourth adding device ( 190 ) and also the second dividing device ( 200 ) and the second copying device ( 210 ) are adapted so as, on conclusion of the time interval of defined length as stipulated by the timing device ( 160 ), to repeat the currently assigned function in an immediately following time-period of equal length after zeroing the in each case previously ascertained third and fourth numbers. 
     
     
         12 . A device as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the editable second storage site ( 112 ) is subdivided into a contents storage site ( 113 ), into which additional information concerning items of information stored at the first storage site ( 111 ) can be imported in the form of corrective information of the items of information stored at the first storage site ( 111 ), and an evaluation storage site ( 114 ), into which exclusively evaluations of the corrective information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) can be imported, said evaluation data being subdivided into positive evaluations of the corrective information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) and negative evaluations of the corrective information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ). 
     
     
         13 . A device as claimed in  claim 12 , characterized in that a fifth adding device ( 220 ) is provided for the purpose of counting the individual inputted positive evaluations of the corrective information and a memory is provided for the purpose of saving this number to the second storage site ( 112 ), and a sixth adding device ( 230 ) is provided for the purpose of counting the individual inputted negative evaluations of the corrective information and a memory is provided for the purpose of saving this number to the second storage site ( 112 ), wherein an individual evaluation can be carried into effect by the users or participants by means of a predefined input, while a positive swarm value of the corrective information is defined as the number of predefined inputs into the second storage site ( 112 ) that correspond to a positive evaluation, and a negative swarm value of the corrective information is defined as the number of predefined inputs into the second storage site ( 112 ) that correspond to a negative evaluation. 
     
     
         14 . A device as claimed in  claim 13 , characterized in that the fifth adding device ( 220 ) is adapted so as to add the positive evaluations stored at the second storage site ( 112 ), on termination of time intervals of predefined length as stipulated by a timing device ( 160 ), to a fifth number and the sixth adding device ( 230 ) is adapted so as to add the negative evaluations stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) on termination of the time intervals of predefined length as stipulated by the timing device ( 160 ) to a sixth number, while a third dividing device ( 240 ) is provided in order to state the ratio of the fifth number to the sixth number in the form of a percentage value. 
     
     
         15 . A device as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that a third copying device ( 250 ) is provided, which, on determination, in a third decision-making device ( 260 ), of a predetermined ratio of positive evaluations to negative evaluations of the corrective information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ), interprets the corrective information stored at the second storage site ( 112 ) as being assured swarm information and transfers it to the first storage site ( 111 ) and overwrites the previous relevant items of information at the first storage site ( 111 ). 
     
     
         16 . A device as claimed in  claim 15 , characterized in that the fifth adding device ( 220 ) and the sixth adding device ( 230 ) and also the third dividing device ( 240 ) and the third copying device ( 250 ) are adapted so as to repeat the currently assigned function, on conclusion of the time interval of defined length as stipulated by the timing device ( 160 ), in an immediately following time-period of equal length after zeroing the in each case previously ascertained fifth and sixth numbers. 
     
     
         17 . A device as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that a predefined input is realized, when there are individual positive evaluations, by the input of the Arabic number+1. 
     
     
         18 . A device as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that a predefined input is realized, when there are individual negative evaluations, by the input of the Arabic number−1. 
     
     
         19 . A device as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that each participant has the possibility of effecting an initial placement of a dual unit having a first storage site ( 111 ) and second storage site ( 112 ).