Patents Assigned to Predict It Corporation
  • Patent number: 6260019
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for facilitating electronic commerce between suppliers of predictions and consumers of predictions. Suppliers provide their predictions on the outcomes of future events in one or more categories, and each supplier's accuracy is tracked. Consumers interested in obtaining predictions for one of more of those categories are allowed to selectively choose which suppliers' predictions they wish to view. The suppliers are compensated based on the number of consumers who view their predictions. In one embodiment, the consumers pay for the predictions that they view while the suppliers are paid a portion of the revenue obtained from the consumers. In another embodiment the consumers are not charged and all revenue is derived from advertisers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Predict It Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Craig Courts