Social Media Contest Voting Fairness via Presentation Balancing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing social media-based contest systems face challenges in ensuring fairness and accuracy in voting, as some submissions are viewed more frequently than others, leading to biased voting outcomes.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a presentation-balancing component and a strength-scoring component within the social media-based contest management system. The presentation-balancing component manages the presentation of submissions to voters to ensure equal visibility, while the strength-scoring component values votes based on the number of other submissions seen by the voter, using algorithms like strength-of-schedule scoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If submissions are presented to voters without balancing, then the system is simpler to operate, but voting outcomes become biased due to unequal visibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a presentation-balancing component as an intermediary between the submission pool and voters. This component manages the presentation of submissions to ensure each submission receives equitable exposure, using algorithms to track and balance view counts. The intermediary layer prevents bias without requiring fundamental changes to the voting mechanism itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary balancing actions before voting occurs by pre-managing the presentation schedule of submissions. The presentation-balancing component proactively ensures that all submissions are shown to voters in a balanced manner, preventing bias from accumulating during the voting process rather than attempting to correct it afterward.
2Measurement precision
If all submissions are shown to all voters, then voting completeness is improved, but the time required for voting increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by having voters view only a balanced subset of submissions rather than all submissions. The presentation-balancing component calculates and presents a representative sample that ensures each submission receives equitable exposure while limiting the total number of views per voter, thus reducing time investment while maintaining voting integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the voting process into manageable portions where voters are presented with curated subsets of submissions. The presentation-balancing component divides the submission pool into balanced groups for sequential or simultaneous presentation, allowing voters to complete their task efficiently without being overwhelmed by the entire submission set.
3Measurement precision
If votes are valued equally regardless of submission exposure, then the scoring system is simpler, but the accuracy of determining preferred submission decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of vote valuation from a fixed equal weight to a dynamic weight that considers the context of submission exposure. The strength-scoring component adjusts vote values based on factors such as how many submissions the voter has seen and the relative exposure of different submissions, using algorithms like strength-of-schedule scoring to calculate adjusted values that reflect true preference accuracy.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the contest scale is increased to accommodate more submissions, then the system's versatility is improved, but ensuring equal visibility becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment mechanisms where the presentation-balancing component continuously monitors and adjusts the presentation of submissions based on real-time exposure data. As the contest scales and more submissions are added, the system dynamically recalculates presentation schedules to maintain equitable visibility, adapting to changing conditions rather than relying on static allocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback loops where the presentation-balancing component tracks the number of times each submission is viewed and uses this information to adjust future presentations. This feedback mechanism ensures that as the contest grows in size, the system automatically maintains visibility equality by compensating for any imbalances that arise from the increased scale.
Data Source
AI summary
Social media-based contest management systems and methods are disclosed. Participants submit and vote for short videos. The votes are tallied, and the winning videos are presented on a post leaderboard. Users creating and submitting winning videos may receive rewards such as points that may be used to purchase items in an online store. Non-fungible tokens (NFT) may be associated with the videos, and the price of an NFT may be set according to the position of the video on the post leaderboard.