Social-network enabled review system with subject identification review authoring form creation
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1. A computer controlled method comprising:
- receiving by a review submission system a locator code associated with a user;
determining by the review submission system a subject identification from said locator code;
preparing by the review submission system a review authoring form responsive to said subject identification, said review authoring form configured to collect review information from said user;
sending by the review submission system said review authoring form to said user for completion;
receiving by the review submission system said review information from said user responsive to said review authoring form;
creating by the review submission system a review from said review information;
marking by the review submission system said review as associated with said locator code; and
storing by the review submission system said review in a database.
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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 comprising:
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receiving by a review submission system a locator code associated with a user; determining by the review submission system a subject identification from said locator code; preparing by the review submission system a review authoring form responsive to said subject identification, said review authoring form configured to collect review information from said user; sending by the review submission system said review authoring form to said user for completion; receiving by the review submission system said review information from said user responsive to said review authoring form; creating by the review submission system a review from said review information; marking by the review submission system said review as associated with said locator code; and storing by the review submission system said review in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a database for storing reviews; a user interface which accepts as input a locator code associated with a user, and review information responsive to a review authoring form; and a processor for determining a subject identification from said locator code, preparing a review authoring form responsive to said subject identification, said review authoring form configured to collect review information from said user;
sending said review authoring form through said user interface to said user for completion;
receiving said review information responsive to said review authoring form from said user through said user interface;
creating a review from said review information, marking said review as associated with said locator code; and
storing said review in said database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a locator code associated with a user; means for determining a subject identification from said locator code; means for preparing a review authoring form responsive to said subject identification, said review authoring form configured to collect review information from said user; means for sending said review authoring form to said user for completion; means for receiving said review information from said user responsive to said review authoring form; means for creating a review from said review information; means for marking said review as associated with said locator code; and means for storing said review in a database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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