SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC VENDOR AND VENDOR OUTLET CLASSIFICATION
First Claim
1. A method for dynamic vendor classification, said method comprising:
- receiving information regarding features of at least one vendor outlet;
analyzing a vendor based on said features of at least one vendor outlet; and
categorizing said vendor based on said analysis.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for dynamic classification of electronic vendors. Certain embodiments provide a method for dynamic vendor classification. The method includes analyzing a vendor based on a comparison of vendor features; categorizing the vendor based on the analysis; and permitting access to the vendor according to the categorization of the vendor. The categorization may include trusted, not trusted, or unsure, for example. Analysis may include comparing a first outlet of the vendor with a second outlet of the vendor, for example. Analysis may include comparing an outlet of the vendor with an outlet of a second vendor, for example. A vendor may be defined as a particular outlet for a vendor and/or all outlets associated with a vendor (a vendor entity).
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27 Claims
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1. A method for dynamic vendor classification, said method comprising:
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receiving information regarding features of at least one vendor outlet; analyzing a vendor based on said features of at least one vendor outlet; and categorizing said vendor based on said analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A dynamic vendor classification system, said system comprising:
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a content retriever retrieving electronic vendor data related to a vendor outlet; a content analyzer analyzing said electronic vendor data from said content retriever; and a content classifier classifying said vendor based on analysis from said content analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium having a set of instructions for execution on a computer, said set of instructions comprising:
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a content retrieval routine retrieving electronic vendor data related to a vendor outlet; a content analysis routine analyzing said electronic vendor data from said content retrieval routine; and a classification routine classifying at least said vendor outlet based on analysis from said content analysis routine. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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