Patent ID: 7937456
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A client computing system implemented method, comprising: determining, by the client computing system, a plurality of components that are installed in the client computing system, the client computing system being associated with a unique identifier; generating, by the client computing system, a configuration profile comprising the plurality of components that are installed in the client computing system and the unique identifier, and sending the configuration profile to a server in a first transmission; receiving, by the client computing system, a configuration profile user interface from the server in a second transmission in response to sending the configuration profile to the server, the configuration profile user interface comprising a list of the plurality of components that are installed in the client computing system that is associated with the unique identifier and controls for inputting the rating information; receiving, by the client computing system, the rating information for the installed components in the displayed list via the configuration profile user interface; providing, by the client computing system to the server, the rating information provided by the user, and information specifying components for which rating information was received; and in response to providing the configuration profile, receiving, by the client computing system from the server, rating information provided by other users having components in common with the components identified in the configuration profile.