METHOD FOR PROMOTING BEHAVIOR CHANGE THROUGH SOCIAL REWARD MEDIATION

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120316933A1
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13492305

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Disclosed herein are methods and systems for influencing behavior in social settings. The method/system gathers information about the behavior of socially connected entities/individuals, for example, and computes monetary rewards, for example, to distribute to these individuals, thus giving them incentive to adopt a particular behavior. Examples of applications include health insurance, car insurance, power production, weight-loss programs, and public utilities. These methods and systems can be twice as efficient in terms of effect per cost as compared to previous approaches. These methods and systems can improve overall quality of service among computer networks.

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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02139-4307

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Pentland, Alex Paul Lexington, US 10 465
Rahwan, Iyad Dubai, AE 1 77

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