Product review system including reviewer purchase indicator

Abstract

A system for presenting keywords obtained from users in a review process. The keywords are displayed along with a use value that reflects the number of times users have voted or selected the keyword as being relevant or effective in a review of a product. The keywords can be used to assist consumers in deciding whether to purchase a product or a service, in determining a brand's reputation, or for other purposes. Keywords can be ranked according to usage criteria such as the frequency of use of the keyword in reviews, the reputation of a user / reviewer who created or used the keyword, etc. Rankings can be dynamically updated when keyword usage changes. Such as when a keyword declines in popularity, when words change in meaning or become obsolete or irrelevant with respect to their original intent, etc. Keywords can be used as filters for product searches.

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CLAIM OF PRIORITY AND REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]This application claims priority from the following, each of which is incorporated by reference as if set forth in full in this application:[0002]U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 736,969 filed on Nov. 15, 2005 entitled “PRODUCT COMPARISON CHART BASED ON A QUALITATIVE CONSUMER VOCABULARY, A METHOD FOR COMPARING TWO OR MORE PRODUCTS BASED ON CRITERIA FROM CONSUMER-CONTRIBUTED WORDS AND / OR PHRASES”; and[0003]U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 741,413 filed on Dec. 1, 2005 entitled “DYNAMIC PRODUCT SUMMARY BASED ON CONSUMER-CONTRIBUTED KEYWORDS”.[0004]This application is related to co-pending U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. ______ [TBDI filed on Jun. 22, 2006 entitled “SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING REVIEWS USING SELECTIONS CREATED BY USER BASE” which is hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full in this application for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0005]This invention relates in g...

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Problems solved by technology

While specification based information can be useful to consumers it may also present drawbacks since some consumers might not be able to easily interpret the specification-based criteria properly.

Also, expert-based qualitative criteria may not be as accurate as consumer-provided criteria since it is largely or exclusively dependent upon one or a few people and the decision to define the criteria is made at a past point in time.

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