# US10489830B2: Aggregation Of Rating Indicators

- Kind: Granted patent
- Family: Aggregation Of Rating Indicators (https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patents/aggregation-of-rating-indicators)
- USPTO status: Patented Case (as of 2019-11-06; record read 2026-09-27)
- Application: 15813109
- Filed: 2017-11-14
- Published: 2018-03-15
- Granted: 2019-11-26
- Estimated expiration: 2036-03-13 (An estimate from Google Patents, read 9 October 2026. Fees, terminal disclaimers and later events can change it, and it is not legal advice.)
- Inventor: Shahid N. Shah
- Rights holder: Intellectual Frontiers LLC
- Classifications (CPC): G06Q 30/0282
- Continuation of US9846896B2

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## In plain language

[Optimizing Rating Aggregation - A Method for Creating Accurate Aggregate Rating Indicators](https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patent-summaries/optimizing-rating-aggregation-a-method-for-creating-accurate-aggregate-rating-indicators)

## Abstract

A computer-implemented method and system for publishing an aggregate rating indicator based on a plurality of discrete rating indicators associated with a rated entity. The method includes searching a plurality of repositories containing the plurality of discrete rating indicators associated with the rated entity. The method may include retrieving a first rating indicator, a second rating indicator, and a third rating indicator. At least one of the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator may be a fraudulent rating indicator. The method may include filtering out the fraudulent rating indicator from among the first, second, and third rating indicators, wherein the fraudulent rating indicator is determined based on a combination of parameters. The method may include aggregating the first, second, and third rating indicators after filtering out the fraudulent rating indicator such that the aggregation results in an aggregate rating indicator.

## Independent claims

1. A computer-implemented method for publishing an aggregate rating indicator based on a plurality of discrete rating indicators associated with a rated entity, the method comprising: searching a plurality of repositories containing the plurality of discrete rating indicators associated with the rated entity; retrieving a first rating indicator published on a web-based repository; retrieving a second rating indicator published on a personalized social networking platform section; retrieving a third rating indicator stored with a local storage component associated with the rated entity or a rating entity, wherein at least one of the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator comprises a first fraudulent rating indicator; filtering the first fraudulent rating indicator from among the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator, wherein the first fraudulent rating indicator is determined based on computer executable input components including a geo-location coordinate similarity between a rating entity and the rated entity, a demographic identification, a frequency of the rating indicator of the rated entity by the rating entity, a sentiment writing style, a duration between the rating indicator and a subsequent rating indicator by the same rating entity for the same rated entity, a duplication of rating indicators provided by the rating entity for the rated entity, and a use of multiple different rating sources for rating the rated entity by the rating entity; aggregating a filtered combination of the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator to provide an aggregate rating indicator comprising an equivalent of the plurality of discrete rating indicators other than the first fraudulent rating indicator; generating an electric signal comprising data signifying the aggregate rating indicator and the rated entity; converting the electric signal into a plurality of pixels; and displaying the plurality of pixels on a display unit of a communication device.

11. A system for publishing an aggregate rating indicator based on a plurality of discrete rating indicators associated with a rated entity, the system comprising: a search engine for searching a plurality of repositories containing the plurality of discrete rating indicators associated with the entity; a processor for: retrieving a first rating indicator published on a web-based repository; retrieving a second rating indicator published on a personalized social networking platform section; and retrieving a third rating indicator published with a local storage component associated with the rated entity or a rating entity, wherein at least one of the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator comprises a first fraudulent rating indicator; a memory operatively connected to the processor for storing the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator; a filter communicatively coupled to the processor and the memory for filtering the first fraudulent rating indicator, wherein the first fraudulent rating indicator is determined based on computer executable input components including a geo-location coordinate similarity between a rating entity and the rated entity, a demographic identification, a frequency of the rating indicator of the rated entity by the rating entity, a sentiment writing style, a duration between the rating indicator and a subsequent rating indicator by the same rating entity for the same rated entity, a duplication of rating indicators provided by the rating entity for the rated entity, and a use of multiple different rating sources for rating the rated entity by the rating entity; a rating aggregator operatively connected to the processor for aggregating the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator after filtering the first fraudulent rating indicator such that the aggregation results in an aggregate rating indicator indicative of an equivalent of the plurality of discrete rating indicators other than the fraudulent rating indicator; an electric signal generator operatively connected to the processor and the memory for generating an electric signal comprising data signifying the aggregate rating indicator and the rated entity; a transceiver for transmitting the electric signal; and a signal converter for converting the electric signal into a plurality of pixels to publish the aggregate rating indicator associated with the rated entity and the data signifying the rated entity.

20. A computer-implemented method for publishing an aggregate rating indicator based on a plurality of discrete rating indicators associated with a rated entity, the method comprising: searching a plurality of repositories containing the plurality of discrete rating indicators associated with the rated entity; retrieving a plurality of rating indicators published on a combination of a web-based repository and a personalized social networking platform section, wherein at least one of the plurality of rating indicators comprises a fraudulent rating indicator; filtering the fraudulent rating indicator based on computer executable input components including a geo-location coordinate similarity between a rating entity and the rated entity, a demographic identification, a frequency of the rating indicator of the rated entity by the rating entity, a sentiment writing style, a duration between the rating indicator and a subsequent rating indicator by the same rating entity for the same rated entity, a duplication of rating indicators provided by the rating entity for the rated entity, and a use of multiple different rating sources for rating the rated entity by the rating entity; aggregating a filtered combination of the plurality of rating indicators to provide an aggregate rating indicator comprising an equivalent of the plurality of discrete rating indicators other than the fraudulent rating indicator; generating an electric signal comprising data signifying the aggregate rating indicator and the rated entity; converting the electric signal into a plurality of pixels; and displaying the plurality of pixels on a display unit of a communication device.

Source: https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patents/aggregation-of-rating-indicators/us10489830b2