Patent ID: 8108463
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented process, comprising: receiving from a requestor an electronic request for reviews that provide ratings regarding quality of at least one of an indicated person, an indicated place and an indicated thing; in response to the received electronic request, in response to the request provided to the associated one or more potential responders, receiving and organizing one or more electronic reviews from at least one of the associated one or more potential responders, the received one or more electronic reviews each including at least one rating by one of the at least one potential responders regarding quality of at least one of the indicated person, the indicated place, and the indicated thing, the receiving and organizing of the electronic reviews being performed by the configured computer system; receiving and organizing one or more additional electronic reviews that are sent by one or more additional potential responders who are distinct from the associated one or more potential responders, each of the one or more additional electronic reviews including at least one rating by one of the one or more additional potential responders regarding quality of at least one of the indicated person, the indicated place, and the indicated thing, and wherein each of the one or more additional electronic reviews is sent by a sending one of the one or more additional potential responders in response to forwarding of the provided request to the sending one additional potential responder by a forwarding one of the associated one or more potential responders, the receiving and organizing of the one or more additional electronic reviews being performed by the configured computer system; for each of the one or more additional electronic reviews, tracking and indicating a relationship trail from the sending one additional potential responder who sent the additional electronic review back to the requestor via the forwarding one associated potential responder who performed the forwarding of the provided request to the sending one additional potential responder, the tracking of the relationship trail being performed by the configured computer system; and providing access to the organized electronic reviews in an electronic form to the requestor and to the at least one of the associated one or more potential responders, and updating the organized electronic reviews to include other additional electronic reviews that are received after the providing of the access, the updating of the organized electronic reviews being performed by the configured computer system.