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In the MTMP model, we develop an incentive mechanism based on an auction and demonstrate that the incentive mechanism has the desirable properties of truthfulness, individual rationality, profitability, and computational efficiency. Furthermore, the utility maximization problems of the crowdsourcer and users are simultaneously considered in our incentive mechanisms. 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