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VALIDATING HOURS OF OPERATION

  • US 20150170156A1
  • Filed: 06/13/2013
  • Published: 06/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for validating hours of operation of a business, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more computing devices, hours of operation of a business for a day of a week;

    receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a plurality of data items that are each associated with a time of the day of the week, wherein each of the plurality of data items is reflective of, or evidence of, an operational status of business at the associated time of the day of the week;

    determining, by the one or more computing devices, based at least in part on the operational status of the business that is reflected, or evidenced, by each of the plurality of data items, a likelihood that the hours of operation of the business for the day of the week are inaccurate, wherein the plurality of data items are associated with a plurality of weights and the determining, by the one or more computing devices and based at least in part on the operational status of the business that is reflected, or evidenced, by each of the plurality of data items, the likelihood that the hours of operation of the business for the day of the week are inaccurate further comprises determining, by the one or more computing devices and based at least in part on the operational status of the business that is reflected, or evidenced, by each of the plurality of data items and the associated plurality of weights, the likelihood that the hours of operation of the business for the day of the week are inaccurate; and

    providing, by the one or more computing devices, to a first electronic device comprising a mobile device associated with the business, a first indication that the hours of operation for the day of the week are likely inaccurate when the likelihood exceeds a threshold such that the first electronic device displays the first indication to a user of the first electronic device.

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