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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Peter Gremett, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lucy Beard, San Diego, CA (US);
Laura Joanne Messerschmitt, San Carlos, CA (US);
Paula Frediani, Belmont, CA (US);
Catherine Nixon Harrell, London, GB;
Sarah Varki, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kira Scherer Wampler, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Gremett, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lucy Beard, San Diego, CA (US);
Laura Joanne Messerschmitt, San Carlos, CA (US);
Paula Frediani, Belmont, CA (US);
Catherine Nixon Harrell, London, GB;
Sarah Varki, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kira Scherer Wampler, Mountain View, CA (US);
Intuit Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an on-line reputation manager whereby review and/or ratings data associated with a given business and/or product is obtained from two or more Internet based business ratings/review system sources. The review and/or ratings data is aggregated, and/or processed, according to one or more aggregation/processing parameters. The aggregated, and/or processed, review and/or ratings data is then provided to an owner, manager, and/or agent of the given business. The review and/or ratings data is then monitored and updated periodically and/or on the occurrence of specified trigger events.