System and method for identifying favorite service providers

• US 20070226374A1
• Filed: 03/23/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mathew Grell, Scott Quarterman
• Original Assignee: Mathew Grell, Scott Quarterman
• Inventors: Quarterman, Scott, Grell, Mathew
• Application Number:
  US11/388,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20070226374A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/250
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A system and method for identifying favorite or local favorite service provider(s) comprising searching, sorting, and/or filtering of service providers based on average user rating, review and/or recommendation of such service or the number of users who add service provider to their list of “My Favorites” or the number of members of a group who add service provider to their list of “My Favorites.”

Claims

1. A method of labeling a favorite service provider, said method comprising:

viewing a list of service providers;

selecting a service provider based on a user identifying a service provider as a favorite; and

displaying said favorite service provider with a unique label.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said identification is based on an average user rating of said service provider.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said identification is based on an average user review of said service provider.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said identification is based on an average user recommendation of said service provider.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said identification is based on an average local user feedback of said service provider selected from a group consisting of review, rating, recommendation and combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said identification is based on an average user feedback and wherein said user designates said service provider as excellent.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said identification is based on an average user feedback and wherein said user designates said service provider as very good.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said identification is based on an average local user feedback and wherein said user designation of said service provider is selected from a group consisting of good, very good, excellent and combinations thereof.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said service provider label is selected from a group consisting of favorite, local favorite, designated area favorite, area, best, very good, excellent, quality, preferred, highly rated, category, subcategory and combinations thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said service provider label is selected from a group consisting of mark, icon, text, script, font, static graphic, dynamic graphic, audio, video and combinations thereof.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said viewing of said service providers is based on a user filter selection of said service providers, and wherein said user filter is selected from a group consisting of friends, friends of friends, groups, friends of group, user, area, zip code, zip+4, city, metro area, state, highly rated, reviewed, and/or recommended reviewers, highly rated, reviewed and/or recommended service providers, distance, proximity, coupon, service providers added to user'"'"'s friends, and/or groups “

My Favorites List” and

combinations thereof.

12. A method of labeling a favorite service provider, said method comprising the steps of:

determining whether a service provider is a favorite service provider; and

displaying said favorite service provider with a unique label.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on the number of users who confirm a positive review of said service provider is useful.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on the number of users who click a button confirming a positive review of said service provider is useful.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on a number of users who click a first button confirming a positive review of said service provider is useful exceeds a number of users who click a second button confirming a positive review of said service provider is not useful.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on a number of users who add said service provider to said user'"'"'s list of favorite service providers.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on a number of local users who add said service provider to said user'"'"'s list of favorite service providers.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on a number of users who click a button to add said service provider to said user'"'"'s list of favorite service providers.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on a number of users who add said service provider to said user'"'"'s group list of favorite service providers.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on a number of local users who add said service provider to said user'"'"'s group list of favorite service providers.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein said determination is based on a number of users who click a button to add said service provider to said user'"'"'s group list of favorite service providers.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein said service provider label is selected from a group consisting of favorite, local favorite, designated area favorite, area, best, very good, excellent, quality, preferred, highly rated, category, subcategory and combinations thereof.

23. The method of claim 12, wherein said service provider label is selected from a group consisting of mark, icon, text, script, font, static graphic, dynamic graphic, audio, video and combinations thereof.

24. A system for labeling a favorite service provider comprising:

means for determining whether a service provider is a favorite service provider; and

means for displaying said favorite service provider with a unique label.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said determination is based on a number of users who add said service provider to said user'"'"'s list of favorite service providers.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein said determination is based on a number of users who add said service provider to said user'"'"'s group list of favorite service providers.