# US 8,954,341 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 8,954,341 B2 - Document ID: US8954341B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/147,749 - Filed: 2014-01-06 - Published: 2014-05-01 - Granted: 2015-02-10 - Earliest claimed: 2007-06-13 - Assignees: Continuum Loop Inc. - Applicants: Continuum Loop Inc. - Inventors: Darrell O'Donnell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8954341B2 ## 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: for each of a plurality of process-dataset solutions, evaluating usage data for determining instances of repeat usage of a same process-dataset solution by a same requestor of a plurality of requestors; ordering the process-dataset solutions of the plurality of process-dataset solutions according to one of a frequency of instances of repeat usage and a relative frequency of instances of repeat usage; and, determining a value indicator for a particular process-dataset solution of the plurality of process-dataset solutions based on the ordered position of the particular process-dataset solution. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 comprising; providing to a current requestor, the assigned value indicator in association with the particular process-dataset solution. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A method according to claim 2 wherein, the value indicator is a qualitative measure of the value of the particular process-dataset solution. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A method according to claim 2 wherein, the value indicator is a quantitative measure of the value of the particular process-dataset solution. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) A method according to claim 2 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 6 (depends on 2) A method according to claim 2 wherein, the value indicator is an absolute measure of the value of the particular process-dataset solution. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) A method according to claim 2 wherein, the plurality of requestors consists of a set of trusted requestors as defined by the current requestor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) A method according to claim 2 wherein, the plurality of requestors consists of a set of requestors having demographic characteristics similar to those of the current requestor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator relates to, in combination, a process and a dataset of the particular process-dataset solution. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A method according to claim 1 wherein, the value indicator relates to one of a process and a dataset of the particular process-dataset solution. ### Claim 11 A method for determining a value indicator in a broker-mediated geospatial information service environment, comprising: evaluating usage data relating to a plurality of process-dataset solutions, to determine a frequency of repeat usage for each of the plurality of process-dataset solutions; and, determining a value indicator for a particular process-dataset solution of the plurality of process-dataset solutions based on the determined frequency of repeat usage for the particular process-dataset solution relative to the determined frequencies of repeat usage for other process dataset solutions of the plurality of process dataset solutions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A method according to claim 11 wherein, the frequency of repeat usage relates to a fraction of the total usage of a process-dataset solution that is attributable to other than one-time users of the process-dataset solution. ### Claim 13 A method for determining a value indicator in a broker-mediated geospatial information service environment, comprising: evaluating usage data relating to a plurality of process-dataset solutions, to determine a frequency of repeat usage for each of the plurality of process-dataset solutions; and, determining a value indicator for a particular process-dataset solution of the plurality of process-dataset solutions based on the determined frequency of repeat usage for the particular process-dataset solution relative to the determined frequency of unique usage for the particular process dataset solution. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A method according to claim 13 wherein, the frequency of repeat usage relates to a fraction of the total usage of a process-dataset solution that is attributable to other than one-time users of the process-dataset solution.