Method and device to provide trusted recommendations of websites

US8949327B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8949327-B2
Application numberUS-27492608-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 20, 2008
Priority dateNov 20, 2008
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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In embodiments of the disclosed technology, a plurality of ratings of, for example, websites is received, wherein each rating is associated with a category and a rater, and each rater is associated with at least one group. A selection of a category is received from the user, wherein the user is associated with at least one group. One website location, or a plurality of website locations, is provided in the category to the user, based on at least one rating of the plurality of ratings provided by at least one of the raters, wherein at least one group associated with the rater and at least one group associated with the user are the same group.

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We claim: 1. A method of providing ratings to a user comprising: receiving a selection of a category from a first user; retrieving ratings associated with the category received from a first rater, wherein the ratings associated with the category retrieved correspond to a first group to which the first user and the first rater both belong but a second user does not belong, wherein retrieving ratings further comprises: based on the first user and the first rater belonging to the…

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What does patent US8949327B2 cover?
In embodiments of the disclosed technology, a plurality of ratings of, for example, websites is received, wherein each rating is associated with a category and a rater, and each rater is associated with at least one group. A selection of a category is received from the user, wherein the user is associated with at least one group. One website location, or a plurality of website locations, is pro…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Krishnamurthy Balachander, Caceres Ramon, At & T Ip I Lp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/9535. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).