Indices for Credibility Trending, Monitoring, and Lead Generation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating comparative analysis of entity credibility, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- identifying at least one filter for restricting entities to include as part of the comparative analysis;
filtering a plurality of entities based on the at least one filter to obtain a set of entities that satisfies the at least one identified filter;
aggregating credibility scores for the set of entities, wherein each credibility score quantifies credibility for a different entity of the set of entities;
ordering the credibility scores for the set of entities; and
generating an index comparatively presenting the ordered credibility scores for the set of entities.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a credibility system that computes credibility scores to quantify the credibility of different businesses and to coalesce the generated credibility scores into various indices. The indices comparatively present the credibility of a particular business relative to other businesses along one or more dimensions. Based on the indices, the system identifies trends in the credibility of a particular business. The system derives preliminary credibility for a new business for which credibility data has not yet been obtained based on credibility that has been previously established for other businesses in an index associated with the new business. The system provides automated services for monitoring credibility of a business and for generating alerts to notify the business that its credibility has reached various thresholds. The system identifies business practices that improve upon or adversely affect the credibility of a particular business.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating comparative analysis of entity credibility, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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identifying at least one filter for restricting entities to include as part of the comparative analysis; filtering a plurality of entities based on the at least one filter to obtain a set of entities that satisfies the at least one identified filter; aggregating credibility scores for the set of entities, wherein each credibility score quantifies credibility for a different entity of the set of entities; ordering the credibility scores for the set of entities; and generating an index comparatively presenting the ordered credibility scores for the set of entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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specifying at least one dimension for filtering credibility scores of a plurality of entities that are to be included in an index; specifying a range for the at least one specified dimension for further filtering of the credibility scores of the plurality of entities that are to be included in said index; retrieving a set of credibility scores for a set of the plurality of entities that satisfy the at least one specified dimension and the range for the at least one specified dimension, wherein said set of credibility scores are retrieved from a database storing a plurality of credibility scores for the plurality of entities, wherein each credibility score of the plurality of credibility scores numerically quantifies credibility for an entity of the plurality of entities; and generating an index to present the retrieved set of credibility scores in a graphical representation that comparatively presents the retrieved set of credibility scores for the set of entities. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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generating a first index that is defined according to a first dimension of credibility and a range for said first dimension, said first index comparatively presenting credibility for a first set of entities from a plurality of entities that satisfy the first dimension of credibility and the range for said first dimension; generating a second index that is defined according to a second dimension of credibility and a second range for said second dimension, said second index comparatively presenting credibility for a second set of entities from the plurality of entities that satisfy the second dimension of credibility and the range for said second dimension; and presenting the first index in a graphical interface when credibility for an entity in the first set of entities is queried and the second index in the graphical interface when credibility for an entity in the second set of entities is queried. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A graphical user interface (GUI) comprising:
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an input interface for specifying at least one filter and a range for the at least one filter, wherein the range specified for the filter identifies a set of entities from a plurality of entities that satisfy the at least one specified filter and the range; a display interface for comparatively presenting credibility scores for the set of entities; and a tool to drill-down from a credibility score that is presented in the display interface for a particular entity to display credibility data from which the credibility score of the particular entity is derived. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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