Patent Document ID: 8751490
Application ID: 13077542
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer implemented method for automatically calculating reputation scores for physical locations, the method comprising the steps of: collecting, by a computer, a plurality of types of data concerning a plurality of physical locations from a plurality of sources; determining, by the computer, specific physical locations to which specific collected data pertains; determining, by the computer, specific score adjustment factors quantifying adjustments to make to reputation scores for multiple, specific physical locations, based on specific collected data; aggregating, by the computer, the determined score adjustment factors for each of the multiple, specific physical locations, in real time, as the score adjustment factors are determined; calculating, by the computer, specific reputation scores for specific physical locations based on the aggregated score adjustment factors for the specific physical locations; determining, by the computer, specific lengths of time for which at least some specific determined score adjustment factors are to affect calculation of reputation scores for specific physical locations; aggregating, by the computer, the at least some determined score adjustment factors during the determined lengths of time; and calculating, by the computer, specific reputation scores for specific physical locations, based on the aggregated score adjustment factors during the determined lengths of time, for the specific physical locations; wherein a specific reputation score comprises a single, quantified value measuring at least one category concerning a specific physical location, based on the collected data from the plurality of sources concerning the specific physical location.