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System and method for aggregating ratings for media content

  • US 9,959,543 B2
  • Filed: 08/06/2012
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of aggregating ratings with computer(s) having processor(s) and memory, the method comprising, with the processor(s):

  • accessing a source of ratings;

    determining whether the accessed source of ratings has authorized importation of the ratings by the processor(s) via an API;

    (1) when the source of ratings has authorized importation of the ratings by the processor(s) via the API;

    importing the ratings from the source of ratings via the API,(2) when the source of ratings has not authorized importation of the ratings by the processor(s) via the API;

    importing the ratings from the source of ratings via one or more data scraping techniques;

    saving the imported ratings in a database;

    hashing the imported ratings to generate one or more first hashes;

    re-accessing the source of ratings;

    hashing the re-accessed ratings to generate one or more second hashes;

    comparing the first hashes to the second hashes, and when the first hashes differ from the second hashes;

    updating the saved imported ratings in the database with the re-accessed ratings.

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