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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zhendong Bao, Marietta, GA (US);
William P. Shaouy, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30864 (2013.01); G06F 17/3089 (2013.01); G06F 17/30648 (2013.01); G06F 17/30893 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing user ratings in a web services environment. A method includes storing a comment associated with a web service and storing an influence rating associated with an author of the comment. The method also includes transmitting information associated with the web service, the comment, and the influence rating to a user. Additionally, the method includes receiving feedback from the user, and determining an updated influence rating based upon the feedback and the influence rating.