# US 2014/0156758 A1 · Reliable rating system and method thereof

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- Number: US 2014/0156758 A1
- Document ID: US20140156758A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/173,829
- Filed: 2014-02-06
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-03-06
- Inventors: Tal Lavian; Zvi Or-Bach
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156758A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services
- G06Q 10/42: Determination of affinities or common interests between users
- G06Q 30/0282: Rating or review of business operators or products
- H04L 67/306: User profiles
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide means to the users of the system to provide ratings and corresponding feedback for enhancing the genuineness in the ratings. The system includes a memory coupled to a processor. The memory includes one or more instructions executable by the processor to enable the users of the system to rate each other based on at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product. The system may provide a mechanism to encourage genuineness in ratings provided by the users. Furthermore, the instructions facilitate the rating receivers to provide feedbacks corresponding to the received ratings. The feedback includes accepting or objecting to a particular rating. Moreover, the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to enable the system to determine genuineness of an objection raised by a rating receiver.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for providing ratings to a plurality of users in a social network, the system comprising:
(a) a processor;
(b) a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising:
(1) a database comprising:
(i) a user account storing a profile information corresponding to the plurality of users, the profile information comprising information corresponding to one or more types of ratings received by the plurality of users, the ratings being received based on at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product, wherein the rating comprises at least two type of rating, one for the user's personal information, and one for the user's professional information in the domain on the activity, service or product;
(2) instructions executable by the processor to enable a first user to provide rating to a second user based on at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product; and
(3) instructions executable by the processor to update the at least one of the one or more types of ratings corresponding to the second user based on the rating provided by the first user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the database comprises a rater's rating for the plurality of user and wherein the user account is updated based on the rater's rating of the first user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the database comprises rating for a relationship between the first user and the second user in with respect to the social network, wherein the user account is updated based on the relationship.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the first user provides the service or product.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the first user is also rated by the second user.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the rating is for sharing, exchanging one of activity, service or product.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the user account is updated based on the profile points of the at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product.

### Claim 8

A system for providing ratings to a plurality of users in a social network, the system comprising:
(a) a processor;
(b) a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising:
(1) a database comprising:
(i) a user account storing a profile information corresponding to the plurality of user, the profile information comprising information corresponding to one or more types of ratings received by said plurality of users, the ratings being received based on at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product, and a rater's rating;
(2) instructions executable by the processor to enable a first user to provide rating to a second user based on at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product;
(3) instructions executable by the processor to analyse the rating, provided by the first user, with respect to a pre-set value of rating, the rating being analysed to determine whether the rating is above, below, or equal to the pre-set value of rating, wherein the analysis further considers said rater's rating of said first user; and
(4) instructions executable by the processor to update the at least one of the one or more types of ratings corresponding to the second user according to the analysis.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein said database comprises at least two type of rating, one for the personal information, and one for the professional information that is having at least one of employment industry, designation and skills of said user in the domain on said activity, service or product and wherein the user account is updated based on the at least two type of rating.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the database comprises rating for a relationship between the first user and the second user identified from the social network, wherein the user account is updated based on for the relationship.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the first user provides the service or product.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the first user is also rated by the second user.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the rating is for sharing, exchanging one of activity, service or product.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the user account is updated based on the points of the at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product.

### Claim 15

A system for providing ratings to a plurality of users in a social network, the system comprising:
(a) a processor;
(b) a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising:
(1) a database comprising:
(i) a user account storing a profile information corresponding to the plurality of user, the profile information comprising information corresponding to one or more types of ratings received by the plurality of users, the ratings being received based on at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product, and a rating for the relationship between users identified from the social network;
(2) instructions executable by the processor to enable a first user to provide rating to a second user based on at least one of sharing, exchanging, and selling one of activity, service or product;
(3) instructions executable by the processor to analyse the rating, provided by the first user, with respect to a pre-set value of rating, the rating being analysed to determine whether the rating is above, below or equal to the pre-set value of rating, wherein the analysis provides the rating corresponding to a relationship between the first user and the second user identified from the social network; and
(4) instructions executable by the processor to update the at least one of the one or more types of ratings corresponding to the second user according to the analysis.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the database comprises a rater's rating for the plurality of user and wherein the user account is updated based on the rater's rating of the first user.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the database comprises at least two type of rating, one for the personal information that is having at least one of employment industry, designation and skills of the user, and one for the professional information of said user in the domain on the activity, service or product and wherein the user account is updated based on the at least two type of rating.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the first user provides the service or product.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the first user is also rated by the second user.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the rating is for sharing, exchanging one of activity, service or product