SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING, PROCESSING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION OVER THE INTERNET
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating a business score for display on a video display, the apparatus comprising:
- a CPU coupled to a memory for executing software instructions;
a network interface coupled to the CPU for data communications;
a display device, coupled to the CPU, for providing information to a user of the device; and
a machine readable storage, coupled to the CPU, containing software modules programmed for;
receiving a first rating (R1) for a business from a first data source, wherein the first rating is based on a numeric value from a maximum possible value (R1MAX);
assigning a first weighted value (W1) to the first rating;
receiving a second rating (R2) for the business from a second data source, wherein the second rating is based on a numeric value from a maximum possible value (R2MAX);
assigning a second weighted value (W2) to the second rating, wherein the first weighted value and the second weighted value equal 1;
calculating the business score (BS) for the business based on the following calculation;
BS=(((R1/R1MAX)*100)*W1)+(((R2/R2MAX)*100)*W2);
andcommunicating the business score to a video display communicatively coupled to the apparatus.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for generating a business score and a health score for a business. Business information data sources are queried to extract independent business ratings from each data source. The independently retrieved business ratings are given weighted values based on the scope and authority for each source. An aggregate business score is generated from each of the retrieved business ratings and their weighted values. The aggregate business score is thus a single value based on multiple business information sources. A business health score is further determined by the number of online events a business receives over a period of time and whether or not the business is still exists,
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating a business score for display on a video display, the apparatus comprising:
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a CPU coupled to a memory for executing software instructions; a network interface coupled to the CPU for data communications; a display device, coupled to the CPU, for providing information to a user of the device; and a machine readable storage, coupled to the CPU, containing software modules programmed for; receiving a first rating (R1) for a business from a first data source, wherein the first rating is based on a numeric value from a maximum possible value (R1MAX); assigning a first weighted value (W1) to the first rating; receiving a second rating (R2) for the business from a second data source, wherein the second rating is based on a numeric value from a maximum possible value (R2MAX); assigning a second weighted value (W2) to the second rating, wherein the first weighted value and the second weighted value equal 1; calculating the business score (BS) for the business based on the following calculation;
BS=(((R1/R1MAX)*100)*W1)+(((R2/R2MAX)*100)*W2);and communicating the business score to a video display communicatively coupled to the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic system for generating a business score for display on a video display, the system comprising:
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a server computing device; and a client terminal device, in communication with the server over a network, containing machine readable storage; wherein the server includes a machine readable storage containing software modules programmed for; receiving a first rating (R1) for a business from a first data source, wherein the first rating is based on a numeric value from a maximum possible value (R1MAX); assigning a first weighted value (W1) to the first rating; receiving a second rating (R2) for the business from a second data source, wherein the second rating is based on a numeric value from a maximum possible value (R2MAX); assigning a second weighted value (W2) to the second rating, wherein the first weighted value and the second weighted value equal 1; calculating the business score (BS) for the business based on the following calculation;
BS=(((R1/R1MAX)*100)*W1)+(((R2/R2MAX)*100)*W2);and communicating the business score to a video display communicatively coupled to the server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for generating a business health score for display on a video display, the apparatus comprising:
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a CPU coupled to a memory for executing software instructions; a network interface coupled to the CPU for data communications; a display device, coupled to the CPU, for providing information to a user of the device; and machine readable storage, coupled to the CPU, containing software modules programmed for; determining if a business is closed and generating a closed indicator (A1); determining a first number of events for the business from a first data source and generating a first event value (E1); determining a second number of events for the business from a second data source and generating a second event value (E2); calculating the health score (HS) for the business based on the calculation of HS=A1+E1+E2; and communicating the health score to a video display communicatively coupled to the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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