US 12,380,088 B2
Crowdsourced validation of electronic content
Richard K Zack, Troy, NY (US)
Assigned to Pravado LLC, Geneseo, NY (US)
Filed by Pravado LLC, Geneseo, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/114,741.
Application 18/114,741 is a continuation of application No. 16/189,911, filed on Nov. 13, 2018, granted, now 11,593,346.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/584,220, filed on Nov. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0222114 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/20 (2019.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0203 (2023.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/2365 (2019.01) [G06F 16/24578 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0203 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of validating electronic content, the method comprising:
providing, by a data processing system, electronic content to a plurality of users;
rating, by at least some of the plurality of users, the electronic content, wherein said rating is enabled by offering a user a set of ratings amongst which a user could select, said set of ratings comprising spin, trust, accuracy and relevance;
receiving, by the data processing system, the ratings of the electronic content from the at least some users of the plurality of users based on the one or more rating metrics, each rating being a raw rating having a default weight;
adjusting, by the data processing system, the default weight for each raw rating based on pre-rating user behaviors, a user rating history, and a user credibility rating to arrive at an adjusted rating, wherein the user rating history comprises a frequency of a user rating the electronic content as each of the set of ratings from which the user can select;
using, by the data processing system, the adjusted rating to arrive at a total rating;
making available to the plurality of users the total rating and one or more of each raw rating for the at least some of the users of the plurality of users and each adjusted rating for the at least some of the users of the plurality of users; and
using, by the data processing system, the total rating to determine whether or not, or how often, to display the electronic content.