# US 8,626,788 B2 · Method for determining relative ranking data in a broker mediated geospatial information service environment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,626,788 B2 - Document ID: US8626788B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/155,578 - Filed: 2008-06-06 - Published: 2008-12-18 - Granted: 2014-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2007-06-13 - Assignees: Continuum Loop Inc. - Applicants: Darrell O'Donnell - Inventors: Darrell O'Donnell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8626788B2 ## CPC - G06F 16/29: Geographical information databases - G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management - G06Q 10/063: Operations research, analysis or management - G06Q 30/0203: Market surveys; Market polls - G06Q 30/0205: {based on location or geographical consideration} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - 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 ## Abstract A method for determining a value indicator in a broker-mediated geospatial information service environment includes receiving feedback data at a first system of the broker-mediated geospatial information service environment. In particular, the feedback data is received from a plurality of respondents, and relates to a broker-mediated geospatial information service provided to each respondent of the plurality of respondents. Furthermore, each respondent of the plurality of respondents is a prior requestor of a process-dataset solution for performing the broker-mediated geospatial information service. Based on the feedback data, a value indicator relating to the process-dataset solution is determined. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for determining a value indicator in a broker-mediated geospatial information service environment, comprising: receiving from a second system via a communication network at a first system of the broker-mediated geospatial information service environment, from a plurality of respondents, feedback data relating to a broker-mediated geospatial information service based upon geospatial data including location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features and boundaries on the Earth and a geospatial information process for geospatially processing said dataset provided to each respondent of the plurality of respondents, each respondent of the plurality of respondents being a prior requestor of a process-dataset solution for performing the broker-mediated geospatial information service; based on the feedback data, determining a value indicator relating to the process-dataset solution based upon geospatial data including location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features and boundaries on the Earth and a geospatial information process for geospatially processing said dataset of the process-dataset solution; and transmitting via the communication network from the broker-mediated geospatial information service the value indicator in association with the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the first system is a broker system of the broker-mediated geospatial information service environment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the first system is an aggregation server of the broker-mediated geospatial information service environment, the aggregation server for aggregating feedback data. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 comprising: receiving an indication of a first request from a current requestor, the indication comprising data indicative of the process-dataset solution; and, providing the determined value indicator associated with the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator is a qualitative measure of the value of the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator is a quantitative measure of the value of the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator is a measure of the value of the process-dataset solution relative to the value of other process-dataset solutions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator is an absolute measure of the value of the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator is based on the feedback data provided by all respondents of the plurality of respondents. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A method according to claim 9 wherein, the feedback data provided by some of the respondents of the plurality of respondents is weighted differently than the feedback data provided by other respondents of the plurality of respondents. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A method according to claim 9 wherein, the feedback data of those respondents that are determined to be repeat requestors of the process-dataset solution are weighted more heavily than the feedback data of those respondents that are determined to be one-time requestors of the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) A method according to claim 9 wherein, the feedback data of those respondents that are determined to be repeat requestors of the process-dataset solution and the feedback data of respondents that are determined to be one-time requestors of the process-dataset solution are weighted approximately equally. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) A method according to claim 4 wherein, the value indicator is based on the feedback data provided by all respondents of the plurality of respondents, and wherein the feedback data provided by some of the respondents of the plurality of respondents is weighted differently than the feedback data provided by other respondents of the plurality of respondents, and wherein the current requestor defines trusted respondents, and wherein the feedback data of the trusted respondents are weighted more heavily than the feedback data of other respondents. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) A method according to claim 4 wherein, determining the value indicator is based on the feedback data provided by less than all respondents of the plurality of respondents. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A method according to claim 14 wherein, the current requestor defines trusted respondents, and wherein the value indicator is determined based on feedback data of the trusted respondents. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) A method according to claim 14 comprising; identifying respondents that have demographic characteristics similar to those of the current requestor, and wherein the value indicator is based on feedback data of the identified respondents. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) A method according to claim 16 wherein, identifying respondents that have demographic characteristics similar to those of the current requestor comprises comparing profile data of the current requestor to profile data of each respondent of the plurality of respondents. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator relates to, in combination, a process and a dataset of the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator relates to one of a process and a dataset of the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 20 A method for determining a value indicator in a broker-mediated geospatial information service environment, comprising: retrievably storing feedback data from a plurality of respondents, the feedback data relating to a broker-mediated geospatial information service based upon geospatial data including location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features and boundaries on the Earth and a geospatial information process for geospatially processing said dataset of the process-dataset solution provided previously to each respondent of the plurality of respondents, the feedback data being stored in a manner such that the feedback data provided by a specific respondent is associated uniquely therewith, each respondent of the plurality of respondents being a prior requestor of a particular process-dataset solution for performing the broker-mediated geospatial information service; receiving via a communication network an indication of a first request from a current requestor, the indication having the particular process-dataset solution; and, based on stored feedback data that is uniquely associated with at least some of the respondents of the plurality of respondents, determining a value indicator that is a qualitative measure relating the particular process-dataset solution, the value indicator determined by weighting feedback data provided by some of the respondents of the plurality of respondents differently than the feedback data provided by other respondents of the plurality of respondents. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) A method according to claim 20 wherein, the value indicator is a measure of the value of the particular process-dataset solution relative to the value of other process-dataset solutions. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) A method according to claim 20 wherein, the feedback data of those respondents that are determined to be repeat requestors of the particular process-dataset solution are weighted more heavily than the feedback data of those respondents that are determined to be one-time requestors of the particular process-dataset solution. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) A method according to claim 20 wherein the current requestor defines trusted respondents, and wherein the feedback data of the trusted respondents are weighted more heavily than the feedback data of other respondents. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) A method according to claim 20 wherein, determining a value indicator relating to the particular process-dataset solution comprises obtaining from other than the current requestor a defined trusted respondent group, and wherein the feedback data provided by respondents of the defined trusted respondent group are weighted more heavily than the feedback data provided by other respondents of the plurality of respondents. ### Claim 25 (depends on 20) A method according to claim 20 wherein, determining the value indicator is based on the feedback data provided by less than all respondents of the plurality of respondents. ### Claim 26 (depends on 20) A method according to claim 20 wherein, the current requestor defines trusted respondents, and wherein the value indicator is determined disproportionately based on feedback data of the trusted respondents. ### Claim 27 (depends on 20) A method according to claim 20 comprising; identifying respondents that have demographic characteristics similar to those of the current requestor, and wherein the value indicator is based disproportionately on feedback data of the identified respondents.