SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME UPDATING SERVICE PROVIDER RATINGS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining at a rating provider node whether a service provider qualifies to be included in a subset of service providers based on a first information associated with the service provider and based on a predetermined criteria, the subset being a subset of available service providers;
sending a second information associated with the subset of service providers from the rating provider node to a financial service node via a communication network, the second information being different than the first information;
receiving an indication from the financial service node that a customer has transacted business with the service provider if the service provider is from the subset of service providers, the business being transacted via a customer node and via a service provider node;
sending to the customer via the customer node a feedback request in response to the indication;
receiving, via the customer node, feedback from the customer based on the transaction; and
updating at the rating provider node a service provider rating of the service provider based on an analysis of the feedback using a predetermined algorithm.
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Abstract
Service providers are evaluated and rated according to criteria that includes customer satisfaction with the services provided by the service provider. If the service provider meets and/or exceeds certain predetermined criteria, the service provider is certified, and a list of certified companies together with a satisfaction rating, can be posted on an website maintained by the rating company for access by the consuming public. A member using the service of a certified company, may register his/her credit card with the Rating Company. When the service is rendered, and paid for by the registered credit card, the payment is detected to trigger the sending of Internet e-mail to the consumer to solicit information as to the consumer'"'"'s satisfaction with the service. A response to the Internet e-mail by the Rating Company is used to update on a real-time basis the customer satisfaction of the service provider that provided the service.
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11 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining at a rating provider node whether a service provider qualifies to be included in a subset of service providers based on a first information associated with the service provider and based on a predetermined criteria, the subset being a subset of available service providers; sending a second information associated with the subset of service providers from the rating provider node to a financial service node via a communication network, the second information being different than the first information; receiving an indication from the financial service node that a customer has transacted business with the service provider if the service provider is from the subset of service providers, the business being transacted via a customer node and via a service provider node; sending to the customer via the customer node a feedback request in response to the indication; receiving, via the customer node, feedback from the customer based on the transaction; and updating at the rating provider node a service provider rating of the service provider based on an analysis of the feedback using a predetermined algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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