Crowdsourced Response Management via Case Federation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online platforms for crowdsourced responses lack reliability and correctness due to the lack of effective management and credentialing processes, leading to unreliable answers.
Innovation Solution
A response management system that federates cases based on complexity, technology, and desired reliability, routes them to appropriate respondents, and integrates responses to ensure compliance and authenticity, publishing a single integrated response anonymously.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If crowdsourced responses are collected from multiple respondents, then the quantity of responses increases, but the reliability and correctness of answers deteriorates due to lack of management processes
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the crowdsourced response collection process into distinct phases: initial response collection from multiple respondents, credentialing verification of respondents, compliance checking against session parameters, and iterative refinement. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high response quantity while ensuring reliability through structured management at each stage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where responses are evaluated against credentialing criteria and session parameters, and non-compliant responses trigger requests for additional or corrected responses. This feedback mechanism ensures that the increasing quantity of responses does not compromise reliability, as each response is vetted and refined iteratively.
2Reliability
If strict credentialing and compliance processes are implemented, then the reliability of responses improves, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary credentialing verification and session parameter setup before responses are collected. By establishing respondent credentials and defining compliance criteria in advance, the system reduces the complexity of real-time verification while maintaining high reliability standards throughout the response collection process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces intermediary components such as automated credentialing verification mechanisms and compliance checking modules that mediate between respondents and the final response integration. These intermediaries handle the complex verification tasks, allowing the overall system to maintain reliability without requiring excessive complexity in the coordination logic.
3Reliability
If multiple rounds of response collection are conducted, then the authenticity of responses improves, but the time required to process cases increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs partial action by conducting multiple rounds of response collection only for specific federated cases that require higher authenticity, rather than applying multiple rounds uniformly to all cases. This selective approach maintains high authenticity standards where needed while minimizing time loss for cases that can be resolved with fewer iterations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the number of response collection rounds based on compliance results and case complexity. If initial responses meet the required authenticity thresholds, the system proceeds without additional rounds; if not, it triggers targeted follow-up collections. This dynamic adaptation optimizes the balance between authenticity and processing time.
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AI summary
A response management system and method configured to allow management of responses to a case submitted by an entity in a crowdsourced network. The system includes a processing circuit that receives, from the entity over the crowdsourced network, the case. The processing circuit federates the case, into a plurality of federated cases, based on one or more parameters. The processing circuit routes the federated cases to the crowd of respondents in the network. The processing circuit receives responses from the crowd for each of the federated cases. The processing circuit integrates responses for each of the federated cases to yield a single integrated response for the case. The processing circuit publishes the integrated response anonymously that is viewable publicly.