Credibility rating platform
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1. A system for associating a credibility rating with a document located in an online search comprising:
- an information gathering device adapted to retrieve the document from an information source;
an information analysis device adapted to determine an online id associated with the document; and
a credibility rating system adapted to provide the credibility rating associated with the online id to the information analysis device, wherein a user can access the credibility rating associated with the document.
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Abstract
A system for associating a credibility rating with a document located in an online search. The system comprises an information gathering device adapted to retrieve the document from an information source, an information analysis device adapted to determine an online id associated with the document, and a credibility rating system adapted to provide the credibility rating associated with the online id to the information analysis device. The system is adapted to allow a user to retrieve the credibility rating associated with the document.
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1. A system for associating a credibility rating with a document located in an online search comprising:
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an information gathering device adapted to retrieve the document from an information source;
an information analysis device adapted to determine an online id associated with the document; and
a credibility rating system adapted to provide the credibility rating associated with the online id to the information analysis device, wherein a user can access the credibility rating associated with the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A credibility rating system comprising:
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a user interface adapted to allow an owner of an online id to input credibility information associated with a document into the system for validation;
an input validator coupled to the user interface and adapted to verify that the inputted credibility information is correct and to rate the inputted credibility information in the form of a credibility rating;
a credibility database adapted to store the on-line identifier and the associated credibility rating; and
an application service interface adapted to allow a third party to access the credibility rating from the credibility database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. A method of associating a credibility rating to a document retrieved in an Internet search comprising the steps of:
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determining an online id associated with the document;
retrieving a credibility rating from a credibility rating system for the online id; and
associating the credibility rating with the document.
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20. A computer program product comprising:
a computer useable medium having a computer readable code device embodied therein for causing a computer to associate a credibility rating with a document located in an online search, the computer readable code device in the computer program product comprising;
a computer readable program code device for causing a computer to retrieve the document from an information source;
a computer readable program code device for causing a computer to determine an online id associated with the document; and
a computer readable program code device for causing a computer to retrieve a credibility rating associated with the online id and allow a user to access the credibility rating. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer useable medium having a computer readable program code device embodied therein for causing a computer to associate a credibility rating with a document located in an online search, the computer readable code device in the article of manufacture comprising;
a computer readable program code device for causing a computer to retrieve the document from an information source;
a computer readable program code device for causing a computer to determine an online id associated with the document; and
a computer readable program code device for causing a computer to retrieve a credibility rating associated with the online id and allow a user to access the credibility rating. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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