Social-network enabled review system with subject-owner controlled syndication
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1. A computer controlled method implemented in a review-provider server comprising:
- receiving by the review-provider server a review request for a reviewed subject, said review request associated with a requesting user;
selecting by a review selector module of the review-provider server a review of said reviewed subject responsive to said review request, said review dominated by a subject-owner;
applying by the review-provider server one or more functions to said review, said one or more functions controlled by said subject-owner; and
sending by the review-provider server said review for presentation to said requesting user, wherein sending said review is responsive to said review request and said one or more functions.
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Abstract
The embodiments of the present system include a review engine that is connected to support modules and databases that receive, store, and retrieve reviews, based upon the subject and the users'"'"' relationship to the authors of the reviews. The review engine comprises a social network engine, a rate and rank engine, a credentials engine and a privacy engine. These engines allow reviews to be sorted, filtered and ordered in terms of relevance when presented to the user. Numerous methods are also provided by the system that receive, store and retrieve reviews.
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1. A computer controlled method implemented in a review-provider server comprising:
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receiving by the review-provider server a review request for a reviewed subject, said review request associated with a requesting user; selecting by a review selector module of the review-provider server a review of said reviewed subject responsive to said review request, said review dominated by a subject-owner; applying by the review-provider server one or more functions to said review, said one or more functions controlled by said subject-owner; and sending by the review-provider server said review for presentation to said requesting user, wherein sending said review is responsive to said review request and said one or more functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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a database for storing reviews; an interface which accepts as input a review request for a reviewed subject from a requesting user; and a processor that selects a review of said reviewed subject from said database responsive to said review request, wherein said review is dominated by a subject-owner;
applies one or more functions controlled by said subject-owner to said review; and
sends said review to said interface for presentation to said requesting user, wherein sending said review is responsive to said review request and said one or more functions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a database for storing reviews, wherein a subset of reviews may be dominated by a subject-owner; a user interface which allows said subject-owner to apply one or more functions to said subset of reviews dominated by said subject-owner in said database; and a processor that selects a review of said reviewed subject from said database responsive to a review request for said reviewed subject from a requesting user and sends said review to said requesting user, wherein sending said review is responsive to said review request and said one or more functions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a review request for a reviewed subject, said review request associated with a requesting user; means for selecting a review of said reviewed subject responsive to said review request, said review dominated by a subject-owner; means for applying one or more functions to said review, said one or more functions controlled by said subject-owner; and means for sending said review for presentation to said requesting user, wherein sending said review is responsive to said review request and said one or more functions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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