Patents by Inventor Micah Winkelspecht

Micah Winkelspecht has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for assigning a task to be processed by a crowdsourcing platform
    Patent number: 8794971
    Abstract: A method and system for applying a task to a crowdsourcing platform for processing are disclosed. For example, a method forwards the task having a question to the crowdsourcing platform, and receives a plurality of answers to the question, wherein the plurality of answers is provided by a plurality of workers associated with the crowdsourcing platform. The method analyzes the plurality of answers on a per-worker basis to determine an adjustment, and applies the adjustment to the plurality of answers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Yellowpages.com LLC
    Inventors: Donghui Feng, Sveva Besana, Clarke Retzer, Micah Winkelspecht, Remi Zajac
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING A TASK TO BE PROCESSED BY A CROWDSOURCING PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20120088220
    Abstract: A method and system for applying a task to a crowdsourcing platform for processing are disclosed. For example, a method forwards the task having a question to the crowdsourcing platform, and receives a plurality of answers to the question, wherein the plurality of answers is provided by a plurality of workers associated with the crowdsourcing platform. The method analyzes the plurality of answers on a per-worker basis to determine an adjustment, and applies the adjustment to the plurality of answers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Donghui Feng, Sveva Besana, Clarke Retzer, Micah Winkelspecht, Remi Zajac