US 11,755,981 B2
Peer review system with polynomial discounting
Jeb R. Linton, Manassas, VA (US); David K. Wright, Monroe, MI (US); Michael Amisano, East Northport, NY (US); John Melchionne, Kingston, NY (US); John Behnken, Hurley, NY (US); and Dennis Kramer, Siler City, NC (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/321,567.
Prior Publication US 2022/0366349 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0639 (2023.01); G07C 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01)
CPC G06Q 10/06398 (2013.01) [G07C 13/00 (2013.01); H04N 21/4758 (2013.01); H04N 21/4756 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method (CIM) comprising:
receiving a subject matter data set that includes an identification of a plurality of subjects under review;
allocating N voting credits to a first user, where N is a positive number;
receiving, from the first user, a vote allocation that divides at least a portion of the N voting credits among and between at least some of the subjects under review in amounts specified in the vote allocation; and
applying the vote allocation to the at least some of the subjects under review to obtain current vote rankings for the plurality of subjects under review.