CONFIGURATION OF RESOURCES FOR AN ENTITY
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1. A method for configuring one or more resources on behalf of an entity, the method being performed on data processing equipment, comprising:
- determining initial information regarding the entity;
based on the initial information, collecting additional information regarding the entity from at least one information source, the initial information and the additional information together comprising entity information; and
based on the entity information, generating at least one resource for the entity.
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Abstract
A set-up facilitating system assists an entity (such as a business entity) in providing one or more resources, including one or more network-accessible resources. The set-up facilitating system begins by identifying initial information regarding the entity. The set-up facilitating systems then uses the initial information to glean additional information from one or more sources. The initial information and additional information are used to automatically provision the resources, such as a network-accessible page, review-related information, an ad program, service, etc.
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1. A method for configuring one or more resources on behalf of an entity, the method being performed on data processing equipment, comprising:
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determining initial information regarding the entity; based on the initial information, collecting additional information regarding the entity from at least one information source, the initial information and the additional information together comprising entity information; and based on the entity information, generating at least one resource for the entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A set-up facilitating system for configuring one or more resources on behalf of an entity, comprising:
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an information collecting module configured to use initial information as a seed to collect additional information regarding an entity, the additional information being collected from at least one information source, the initial information and the additional information together comprising entity information; and a resource-providing module configured to use the entity information to generate at least one resource for the entity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium for storing computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions providing a set-up facilitating system when executed by one or more processing devices, the computer-readable instructions comprising:
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information collection logic configured to use initial information as a seed to collect additional information regarding an entity, the additional information being collected from at least one information source, the initial information and the additional information together comprising entity information; and resource-providing logic configured to use the entity information to generate at least one resource for the entity, wherein the feature-providing logic comprises; site-generating logic configured to provide, as said at least one resource, a network-accessible page; recommendation-processing logic configured to provide, as said at least one resource, one or more reviews that are extracted from one or more network-accessible information sources; ad program-generating logic configured to provide, as said at least one resource, an ad program recommendation; and service-generating logic configured to provide, as said at least one resource, a tool for use by the entity.
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