MEDIATING AND PRICING TRANSACTIONS BASED ON CALCULATED REPUTATION OR INFLUENCE SCORES
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining an influence score for a first subject, wherein the first subject requested a transaction; and
determining approval of the transaction based on criteria including the influence score of the first subject.
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Abstract
Mediating and pricing transactions based on calculated reputation and influence is provided. In some embodiments, mediating and pricing transactions based on calculated reputation and influence includes determining an influence score (e.g., based on a given dimension) for a subject (e.g., a user), in which the subject is requesting a transaction; and determining approval of the transaction based on criteria including the influence score of the subject. In some embodiments, the influence score is a directly estimated objective measure of influence (e.g., estimated using a social graph). In some embodiments, mediating and pricing transactions based on calculated reputation and influence further includes determining pricing of the transaction based on criteria including the influence score of the subject. In some embodiments, mediating and pricing transactions based on calculated reputation and influence also includes sharing transactional revenue for the transaction with the subject based on criteria including the influence score of the subject.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining an influence score for a first subject, wherein the first subject requested a transaction; and determining approval of the transaction based on criteria including the influence score of the first subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a processor configured to; determine an influence score for each of a plurality of subjects, wherein each of the plurality of subjects is a potential participant in a transaction, and wherein the influence score is directly estimated; and determine potential pricing of the transaction based on criteria including the influence score of potential participants in the transaction, wherein the potential participants in the transaction are at least a subset of the plurality of subjects; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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determining an influence score for each of a plurality of subjects, wherein each of the plurality of subjects is a potential participant in a transaction, wherein the influence score is a directly estimated objective measure of influence; and determining approval for participation in the transaction and pricing of the transaction based on criteria including the influence score of each of the requesting participants on a first dimension, wherein the requesting participants requested to participate in the transaction, wherein the requesting participants is at least a subset of the plurality of subjects, and wherein the transaction is associated with the first dimension. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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