Internet search engine with critic ratings
First Claim
1. A method of ranking online content, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a first set of ranked information from a first group accessing said content;
(b) receiving a second set of ranked information from a second group accessing said content; and
(c) displaying said first and second set of ranked information in association with said content.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an internet search engine and associated website which provides users with ranked website search results. In an aspect of the present invention, the search engine and associated website provides a critical rating function. Critics can be human experts who review websites on the internet and rate and comment on them. Users apply to become critics, and their applications are reviewed for acceptability by other critics. Critics are selected in particular professions for their expertise in those areas. The critics provide a rating and comments in relation to a site, or to other online content, including text, audio and video, among other things. Ratings and comments are also available to users. In other words, the present invention provides for at least two levels of critical review: critics'"'"' review and users'"'"' review. In an aspect of the present invention, an advanced critic sorting mechanism is provided.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of ranking online content, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a first set of ranked information from a first group accessing said content;
(b) receiving a second set of ranked information from a second group accessing said content; and
(c) displaying said first and second set of ranked information in association with said content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for rating online content, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a search engine to enable users to access the online content;
(b) qualifying users to become critics in accordance with selected criteria by other critics;
(c) collecting from the users first feedback information and from the critics second feedback information in association with the online content;
(d) compiling the first feedback information and the second feedback information to generate a rating; and
(e) the search engine displaying the rating in association with the online content. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for rating online content, the system being operable to connect to one or more computers to provide access to the resources of the system at said one or more computers, the system comprising:
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(a) a server computer; and
(b) a server application linked to the server computer, the server application including a search engine, the server application being operable to provide instructions to the server computer that;
(i) qualifies users to become critics in accordance with selected criteria by other critics;
(ii) collects from the users first feedback information and from the critics second feedback information in association with the online content; and
(iii) compiles the first feedback information and the second feedback information to generate a rating;
wherein the search engine sorts the online content and provides the users with the first feedback information, the second feedback information and the rating. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for use on a server computer, the computer program product comprising:
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(a) a computer usable medium; and
(b) computer readable program code recorded or storable in the computer useable medium, the computer readable program code defining a server application on the server computer that is operable on the server computer to;
(i) qualify users to become critics in accordance with selected criteria;
(ii) collect from the users first feedback information and from the critics second feedback information in association with the online content;
(iii) compile the first feedback information and the second feedback information to generate a rating; and
(iv) enable a search engine to provide users access to the online content and the rating. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of accessing health care information associated with the internet, comprising:
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(a) generating an inquiry concerning the healthcare information over the internet to elicit responses from;
(i) a first set of ranked information from a first group; and
(ii) a second set of ranked information from a second group;
(b) displaying said first and second set of ranked information in association with said healthcare information.
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