Patent ID: 9704164
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for validating hours of operation of a business, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more computing devices, hours of operation of a business for a day of a week; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a plurality of data items that are each associated with a time of the day of the week, wherein each of the plurality of data items is reflective of, or evidence of, an operational status of business at the associated time of the day of the week, wherein each of the plurality of data items is received from one or more servers and is indicative of a user request for interaction with the business or a user interaction with the business from positioning information received from a mobile device associated with a user; determining, by the one or more computing devices, based at least in part on the operational status of the business that is reflected, or evidenced, by each of the plurality of data items, a likelihood that the hours of operation of the business for the day of the week are inaccurate, wherein the plurality of data items are associated with a plurality of weights and the determining further comprises determining, by the one or more computing devices and based at least in part on the operational status of the business that is reflected, or evidenced, by each of the plurality of data items and the associated plurality of weights, the likelihood that the hours of operation of the business for the day of the week are inaccurate; and providing, by the one or more computing devices, to a first electronic device comprising a mobile device associated with the business, a user interface having a first indication that the hours of operation for the day of the week are likely inaccurate when the likelihood exceeds a threshold such that the first electronic device displays the first indication alongside the hours of operation of the business in the user interface to a user of the first electronic device.