Providing history and transaction volume information of a content source to users
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a legitimacy rating of a content source associated with a document, comprising:
- receiving a search query wherein the search query is associated with one of a criteria or a concept;
retrieving a set of documents from a document provider responsive to the search query, each document associated with a content source;
determining for each document a legitimacy rating of the associated content source wherein the legitimacy rating is based on at least one of transaction and history information associated with the content source; and
providing the set of documents and the legitimacy rating of the content source associated with the documents.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for providing a legitimacy rating of a content source are provided. A request for a document is received. An electronic document associated with a content source is passed by a document provider in response to the request. A legitimacy rating of the content source is passed. Examples of legitimacy rating information include, for example, a history rating of the content source based on the length of time the document provider has published documents associated with the content source and a transaction volume rating of the content source based on the number of electronic documents associated with the content source that are passed by the document provider.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a legitimacy rating of a content source associated with a document, comprising:
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receiving a search query wherein the search query is associated with one of a criteria or a concept; retrieving a set of documents from a document provider responsive to the search query, each document associated with a content source; determining for each document a legitimacy rating of the associated content source wherein the legitimacy rating is based on at least one of transaction and history information associated with the content source; and providing the set of documents and the legitimacy rating of the content source associated with the documents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing a legitimacy rating of a content source, associated with a document, comprising:
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an input device for receiving a search query wherein the search query is associated with one of a criteria or a concept; an output device for retrieving a set of documents from a document provider in response to the search query, each document associated with a content source; and providing the set of documents and a legitimacy rating of the content source; and a processor for determining the legitimacy rating of the content source based on at least one of transaction and history information associated with the content source.
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17. A computer-implemented method for providing a legitimacy rating of a content source associated with a document, comprising:
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receiving from a user a search query associated with a criteria; selecting an advertisement based on a relevance to the criteria, wherein the advertisement is associated with an advertiser; providing the advertisement to the user by a document provider in response to the search query; and providing to the user a legitimacy rating of the advertiser, wherein the legitimacy rating comprises at least one of; a history rating of the advertiser based on the length of time the document provider has published advertisements associated with the advertiser; and a transaction volume rating of the advertiser based on the number of advertisements associated with the advertiser that are passed to users by the document provider.
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18. A system for providing a legitimacy rating of a content source associated with a document, comprising:
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an input device for receiving from a user a search query associated with a criteria; a processor for selecting an advertisement based on a relevance to the criteria, wherein the advertisement is associated with an advertiser, and an output device of a document provider for; providing the advertisement to the user in response to the search query; and providing to the user a legitimacy rating of the advertiser, wherein the legitimacy rating comprises at least one of; a history rating of the advertiser based on the length of time the document provider has published advertisements associated with the advertiser, and a transaction volume rating of the advertiser based on the number of advertisements associated with the adviser that are passed to users by the document provider.
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19. A computer-implemented method for providing a legitimacy rating of a content source associated with a document, comprising:
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receiving from a user a search query associated with a concept; selecting a document associated with a content source based on a relevance to the concept; determining a legitimacy rating of the content source, wherein the legitimacy rating comprises at least one of; a history rating of the content source based on the length of time a document provider has published documents associated with the content source; and a transaction volume rating of the content source based on the number of documents associated with the content source that are passed to users by the document provider, and providing the document and the legitimacy rating to the user in response to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system for providing a legitimacy rating of a content source associated with a document, comprising:
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an input device for receiving from a user a search query associated with a concept; a selection processor for selecting a document from a document provider associated with a content source based on a relevance to the concept; a legitimacy rating processor for determining a legitimacy rating of the content source, wherein the legitimacy rating comprises at least one of; a history rating of the content source based on the length of time the document provider has published documents associated with the content source; and a transaction volume rating of the content source based on the number of documents associated with the content source that are passed to users by the document provider; and an output device for providing the document and the legitimacy rating to the user in response to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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