Web site, system and method for publishing authenticated reviews
First Claim
1. A method of authenticating and publishing reviews of a product or service provider comprising:
- operating a third-party review website on a host computer;
receiving a review of the provider submitted to the website from a reviewer electronic communication device;
receiving in the host computer authenticating information from the reviewer device pertaining to an alleged prior purchase of a product or service from the provider by the reviewer;
sending from the host computer a query to a database of the service provider containing information pertaining to prior purchases of products or services from the provider;
receiving in the host computer a response from the service provider database indicating whether the authenticating information corresponds to information in the database pertaining to an actual prior purchase; and
only if the response indicates that the authenticating information corresponds to an actual prior purchase, accepting and publishing the review on the website with the host computer.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for authenticating and publishing reviews of service providers. In particular, a third-party website receives information from a reviewer pertaining to a prior purchase and receipt of services from a service provider by the reviewer, and queries a database of the service provider to confirm that the information corresponds to a prior purchase in the database. If the information provided by the reviewer matches the service provider database, the review is accepted and posted online. If the information provided by the reviewer does not match the service provider database, the review is rejected and not published.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of authenticating and publishing reviews of a product or service provider comprising:
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operating a third-party review website on a host computer; receiving a review of the provider submitted to the website from a reviewer electronic communication device; receiving in the host computer authenticating information from the reviewer device pertaining to an alleged prior purchase of a product or service from the provider by the reviewer; sending from the host computer a query to a database of the service provider containing information pertaining to prior purchases of products or services from the provider; receiving in the host computer a response from the service provider database indicating whether the authenticating information corresponds to information in the database pertaining to an actual prior purchase; and only if the response indicates that the authenticating information corresponds to an actual prior purchase, accepting and publishing the review on the website with the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for authenticating and publishing reviews of a product or service provider comprising:
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a host computer operating a third-party review website; and a computer readable medium containing instructions for the host computer to; receive a review of the provider submitted to the website from a reviewer electronic communication device; receive authenticating information from the reviewer device pertaining to an alleged prior purchase of a product or service from the provider by the reviewer; send a query to a database of the provider containing information pertaining to prior purchases of products or services from the provider; receive in the host computer a response from the provider database indicating whether the authenticating information corresponds to information in the database pertaining to an actual prior purchase; and accept and publish the review on the website only if the response indicates that the authenticating information corresponds to an actual prior purchase. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium containing instructions for a host computer to:
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receive a review of the provider submitted to the website from a reviewer electronic communication device; receive authenticating information from the reviewer device pertaining to an alleged prior purchase of a product or service from the provider by the reviewer; send a query to a database of the provider containing information pertaining to prior purchases of products or services from the provider; receive in the host computer a response from the provider database indicating whether the authenticating information corresponds to information in the database pertaining to an actual prior purchase; and accept and publish the review on the website only if the response indicates that the authenticating information corresponds to an actual prior purchase.
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