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US 2014/0006417 A1Published application
Method and Apparatus to Generate Ratings for a Tangible or Non-Tangible Object by Comparing Against Other Tangible or Non-Tangible Objects
AssigneeShubhendu Sekhar Mukherjee
InventorShubhendu Sekhar Mukherjee
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Abstract
To create a rating of a tangible or non-tangible object, raters grade the object against another object with respect to an attribute. Multiple such grades are collected in a computing system. These grades are combined to create a single numeric score, which serves as the rating, for the object or object-attribute pair. This method of rating an object is superior to obtaining absolute numeric scores about a particular object or object-attribute pair because this method accurately reflects how an object ranks with respect to other objects.
Claims15
An apparatus for generating a numeric score for a tangible or non-tangible object from a computer system comprising:
- a. a processor;
- b. a system memory and non-volatile storage coupled to the said processor;
- c. a rater list residing in the said system memory or said non-volatile storage and comprising of multiple entries, wherein each of the said rater list entries further comprises:
- a. the said object name or number;
- b. an attribute name or number;
- c. a rater name or number;
- d. one or more different object names or numbers being compared against;
- and
- e. a numeric outcome of the comparison between the said object and the said different objects being compared with;
- and
- wherein the said numeric outcome from the said rater denotes whether the said object is better, same, or worse than the said different object being compared with for the said attribute;
- and
- d. an attribute list residing in the said system memory or said non-volatile storage and comprising of multiple entries, wherein each of the said attribute list entries further comprises:
- a. the said object name or number;
- and
- b. the said attribute name or number;
- wherein a numeric score is computed for each attribute for the said object such that the said numeric score denotes an overall rating for the said object computed from the said numeric outcomes of each said entry in the said rater list.
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An apparatus for generating a numeric score for the said tangible or non-tangible object from a computer system comprising:
- a. plurality of processors connected with one or more interconnection networks;
- b. a system memory and non-volatile storage coupled to each of the said processors;
- c. a rater list residing in one or more of the said system memories or said non-volatile storage devices and comprising of multiple entries, wherein each of the said rater list entries further comprises:
- a. the said object name or number;
- b. an attribute name or number;
- c. a rater name or number;
- d. one or more different object names or numbers being compared against;
- and
- e. a numeric outcome of the comparison between the said object and the said different objects being compared with;
- and
- wherein the said numeric outcome from the said rater denotes whether the said object is better, same, or worse than the said different objects being compared with for the said attribute;
- and
- d. an attribute list residing in one or more of the said system memories or said non-volatile storage devices and comprising of multiple entries, wherein each of the said attribute list entries further comprises:
- a. the said object name or number;
- b. the said attribute name or number;
- wherein a numeric score is computed for each attribute for the said object such that the said numeric score denotes an overall rating for the said object computed from the said numeric outcomes of each said entry in the said rater list.
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A method for generating a numeric score for the said tangible or non-tangible object from a computer system comprising of the steps:
- a. connecting a plurality of processors with one or more interconnection networks;
- b. connecting a system memory and non-volatile storage to each of the said processors;
- c. storing a rater list in one or more of the said system memories or said non-volatile storage devices and comprising the said rater list of multiple entries, wherein each of the said rater list entries further comprises:
- a. the said object name or number;
- b. an attribute name or number;
- c. a rater name or number;
- d. One or more different object names or numbers being compared against;
- and
- e. a numeric outcome of the comparison between the said object and the said different objects being compared with;
- and
- wherein the said numeric outcome from the said rater denotes whether the said object is better, same, or worse than the said different objects being compared with for the said attribute;
- and
- d. storing an attribute list in one or more of the said system memories or said non-volatile storage devices and comprising the said attribute list of multiple entries, wherein each of the said attribute list entries further comprises:
- c. the said object name or number;
- d. the said attribute name or number;
- wherein a numeric score is computed for each attribute for the said object such that the said numeric score denotes an overall rating for the said object computed from the said numeric outcomes of each said entry in the said rater list.
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