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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
May. 01, 2009
Scott A. Jones, Carmel, IN (US);
Thomas E. Cooper, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Mark Stephen Malseed, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jeffrey Glen Jockisch, Westfield, IN (US);
Mark Gamache, Zionsville, IN (US);
Michael B. Burroughs, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Scott A. Jones, Carmel, IN (US);
Thomas E. Cooper, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Mark Stephen Malseed, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jeffrey Glen Jockisch, Westfield, IN (US);
Mark Gamache, Zionsville, IN (US);
Michael B. Burroughs, Indianapolis, IN (US);
ChaCha Search, Inc, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A system and method of processing a request including improving usage and/or performance of resources is disclosed. Information relating to a user request may be provided to one or more resources which process the information and provide a result. A result and/or other information may be provided to a human assistant or guide who may process information to produce a result and/or review a result(s). Information provided by a guide may be processed and provided to a resource, which may improve the performance of a resource. A resource(s) and/or a guide(s) may be selected and/or provided with activities based on ratings and/or rankings associated with a request, which may optimize usage of system resources. Information obtained may be provided for various purposes.