VIRTUAL TAG, CLIENT HOSTED AND CLIENT SOURCED CONTENT/SERVICES RATING AND RANKING SUPPORT

摘要

A technique in which a tag associated with a target object is sent to a user device to provide information regarding the target object. The tag includes a rating indicator for a recipient of the tag to respond to the rating indicator, in which the rating indicator is used to request a rating of one or more characteristics related to the target object. The rating response is collected with verification information to determine a level of verification of the rating response, in which the verification may include reliability of the rater providing the rating response. The response and level of verification are used to rank the rating response and provide further filtering of the tag related to the target object.

主权项

1. A method for supporting rating of an object, the object having a first geographical location, the method comprising:
delivering rating interface data associated with the object for presentation to a rater, the rater having a second geographical location; receiving rating related information associated with the rater; identifying a spatial relationship between the first geographical location and the second geographical location; and producing at least one ranking based at least in part on the rating related information and the spatial relationship.