Patent ID: 6260064
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
A web site rating system comprising:a host site and a reader site connected to one another via a computer based distributed network, said host site comprising:a transmitting element for electronically transmitting at least one article from said host site to said reader site;a receiving element for receiving rating information from said reader site at which a reader has evaluated and rated said article;a data storage element for storing said rating information;a processing element for processing said rating information in response to a request for a rating summary and generating an overall rating of each article based on the rating information received from those of the plurality of readers who have read an article and have provided rating information thereon; anda payment generator for generating an amount to be paid for the article, the amount being based on a preselected base fee multiplied by a special rating parameter.