# US9846896B2: 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 2017-11-29; record read 2026-09-27)
- Application: 14744697
- Filed: 2015-06-19
- Published: 2015-12-24
- Granted: 2017-12-19
- Estimated expiration: 2036-08-18 (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
- Continued by US10489830B2

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## In plain language

[Aggregating Trustworthy Rating Indicators for Enhancing Reputation Management](https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patent-summaries/aggregating-trustworthy-rating-indicators-for-enhancing-reputation-management)

## 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, wherein each of the plurality of rating indicators comprises a numerical score component and a sentiment score component; retrieving a first rating indicator published on a web-based repository, the first rating indicator including a first numerical score component and a first semantic score component; retrieving a second rating indicator published on a personalized social networking platform section, the second rating indicator including a second numeric score component and a second semantic score component; retrieving a third rating indicator stored with a local storage component associated with the rated entity or a rating entity, the third rating indicator including a third numeric score component and a third semantic score component, wherein at least one of the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator is a fraudulent rating indicator; storing the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator in a memory circuit equipped with a special purpose processor; filtering out the fraudulent rating indicator from among the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator, by the special purpose processor, wherein the fraudulent rating indicator is determined by the special purpose processor based on a combination of computer executable input components including: a first input component indicative of a geo-location coordinate similarity between a rating entity and the rated entity; a second input component indicative of a gender identification; a third input component indicative of age specifics; a fourth input component indicative of frequency of the rating indicator of the rated entity by the rating entity; a fifth input component indicative of sentiment writing style; a sixth input component indicative of duration between the rating indicator and a subsequent rating indicator by the same rating entity for the same rated entity; a seventh input component indicative of duplicate rating indicators provided by the rating entity for the rated entity; and an eighth input component indicative of use of multiple different rating sources for rating the rated entity by the rating entity; aggregating the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator by the special purpose computer after filtering out the 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; generating an electric signal comprising data signifying the aggregate rating indicator and the rated entity; transmitting the electric signal from a data communication device, communicatively connected with the special purpose processor, in a network comprising a plurality of communicatively linked data communication devices; converting the electric signal into a plurality of pixels; and displaying the plurality of pixels on a display unit of a second communication device to publish the aggregate rating indicator associated with the rated entity and the data signifying the rated entity.

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, wherein each of the plurality of rating indicators comprises a numerical score component and a sentiment score component; a special purpose processor for: retrieving a first rating indicator published on a web-based repository, the first rating indicator including a first numerical score component and a first sentiment score component; retrieving a second rating indicator published on a personalized social networking platform section, the second rating indicator including a second numeric score component and a second sentiment score component; and retrieving a third rating indicator published with a local storage component associated with the rated entity or a ratting entity, the third rating indicator including a third numeric score component and a third sentiment score component, wherein at least one of the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator is a fraudulent rating indicator; a memory circuit communicatively and operatively connected with the special purpose processor for storing the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator; a rating filter communicatively coupled with the special purpose processor and the memory circuit for filtering out a fraudulent rating indicator, wherein the fraudulent rating indicator is determined based on a combination of computer executable input components including: a first input component generated by a geo-location coordinate analysis engine indicative of a geo-location coordinate similarity between a rating entity and the rated entity; a second input component generated by a gender mapping engine indicative of gender identification; a third input component generated by an age mapping engine indicative of age specifics; a fourth input component generated by a rating frequency analysis engine indicative of frequency of the rating indicator of the rated entity by the rating entity; a fifth input component generated by a writing style analysis engine indicative of a sentiment writing style; a sixth input component generated by a rating duration analysis engine indicative of duration between the rating indicator and a subsequent rating indicator by the same rating entity for the same rated entity; a seventh input component generated by a duplicate ratings analysis engine and indicative of duplicate rating indicators provided by the rating entity for the rated entity; and an eighth input component generated by a rating sources analysis engine and indicative of use of multiple rating sources for rating the rated entity by the rating entity; a rating aggregator communicatively and operatively connected with the special purpose processor for aggregating the first rating indicator, the second rating indicator, and the third rating indicator after filtering out the 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 embedded in an electronic circuit and communicatively and operatively connected with the special purpose processor and the memory circuit for generating an electric signal comprising data signifying the aggregate rating indicator and the rated entity; a transceiver for transmitting the electric signal from a data communication device, communicatively connected with the special purpose processor and the electric signal generator, in a network comprising a plurality of communicatively linked data communication devices; 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.

Source: https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patents/aggregation-of-rating-indicators/us9846896b2