System and method for ascribing a reputation to an entity
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1. A method of ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, comprising computer-implemented acts of:
- (A) receiving a first rating of the first entity by a second entity;
(B) accessing a first rater reputation representing a reputation of the second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities;
(C) receiving an initial ratee reputation indicating a ratee reputation of the first user prior to the reception of the first rating; and
(D) generating a ratee reputation of the first entity, comprising (1) generating a ratee reputation adjustment from the first rater reputation, the first rating and the initial rater reputation; and
(2) adding the ratee reputation adjustment to the initial ratee reputation.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining a ratee reputation of an entity based at least in part on the rater reputation of one or more of the entities that have rated the rated entity. A ratee reputation of a first entity is determined. A first rating of the first entity by a second entity is received. One or more rater reputations including a first rater reputation of the second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities are accessed, and a ratee reputation of the first entity is generated by combining the one or more rater reputations and the first rating.
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1. A method of ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, comprising computer-implemented acts of:
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(A) receiving a first rating of the first entity by a second entity;
(B) accessing a first rater reputation representing a reputation of the second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities;
(C) receiving an initial ratee reputation indicating a ratee reputation of the first user prior to the reception of the first rating; and
(D) generating a ratee reputation of the first entity, comprising (1) generating a ratee reputation adjustment from the first rater reputation, the first rating and the initial rater reputation; and
(2) adding the ratee reputation adjustment to the initial ratee reputation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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7. A system for ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, the system comprising:
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a ratee reputation generator to receive as input a first rating of the first entity by a second entity, to access a first rater reputation representing a reputation of the second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities, to generate a ratee reputation of the first entity by combining the first rater reputation and the first rating, and to provide as output the generated ratee reputation, wherein the ratee reputation generator is further operable to receive an initial ratee reputation indicating a ratee reputation of the first user prior to the reception of the first rating, and wherein the ratee reputation generator comprises a ratee reputation adjustment generator to generate a ratee reputation adjustment at least in part from the first rating and the initial rater reputation, and an adder to add the ratee reputation adjustment to the initial ratee reputation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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8. A system for ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a first rating of the first entity by a second entity;
means for accessing a first rater reputation representing a reputation of the second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities;
means for receiving an initial ratee reputation indicating a ratee reputation of the first user prior to the reception of the first rating; and
means for generating a ratee reputation of the first entity by generating a ratee reputation adjustment from the first rater reputation, the first rating and the initial rater reputation and adding the ratee reputation adjustment to the initial ratee reputation.
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9. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium; and
computer readable signals stored on the computer readable medium that define instructions that, as a result of being executed by a computer, instruct the computer to perform a method of ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, the method comprising;
(A) receiving a first rating of the first entity by a second entity;
(B) accessing a first rater reputation representing a reputation of the second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities;
(C) receiving an initial ratee reputation indicating a ratee reputation of the first user prior to the reception of the first rating; and
(D) generating a ratee reputation of the first entity, comprising (1) generating a ratee reputation adjustment from the first rater reputation, the first rating and the initial rater reputation; and
(2) adding the ratee reputation adjustment to the initial ratee reputation. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 48)
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32. A method of ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, comprising computer-implemented acts of:
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(A) receiving a plurality of ratings of the first entity, each rating provided by a respective second entity;
(B) for each rating provided by a respective second entity, accessing a rater reputation representing a reputation of the respective second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities; and
(C) generating a ratee reputation of the first entity, comprising calculating a weighted average of the ratings, including weighting each rating with the rater reputation of the respective second entity that provided the rating. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, the system comprising:
a ratee reputation generator to receive as input a plurality of ratings, each rating provided by a respective second entity, to access, for each rating provided by a respective entity, a rater reputation representing a reputation of the respective second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities, to generate a ratee reputation of the first entity by calculating a weighted average of the ratings, including weighting each rating with the rater reputation of the respective second entity that provided the rating, and to provide as output the generated ratee reputation. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of ratings of the first entity, each rating provided by a respective second entity;
means for accessing, for each rating provided by a respective second entity, a rater reputation representing a reputation of the respective second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities; and
means for generating a ratee reputation of the first entity by calculating a weighted average of the ratings, including weighting each rating with the rater reputation of the respective second entity that provided the rating.
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47. A computer-readable medium having computer readable signals stored thereon that define instructions that, as a result of being executed by a computer, instruct the computer to perform a method of ascribing a ratee reputation to a first entity, comprising computer-implemented acts of:
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(A) receiving a plurality of ratings of the first entity, each rating provided by a respective second entity;
(B) for each rating provided by a respective second entity, accessing a rater reputation representing a reputation of the respective second entity as a qualitative rater of other entities; and
(C) generating a ratee reputation of the first entity, comprising calculating a weighted average of the ratings, including weighting each rating with the rater reputation of the respective second entity that provided the rating. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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