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Computer-based rating system and method having mid-quartile filter

US8560377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2009
Grant dateOct 15, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/06393
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for a rating system identifies user-selected performance indicators associated with one or more properties. A rating is computed for each of the user-selected performance indicators and for each entity in an entity class by applying at least the user-selected performance indicators to a rating algorithm. The entity class is divided into at least three approximately equal numbers of entity. For each of the performance indicator rating, the method sorts the performance indicator relative to a respective performance indicator of the other entity in the entity class, maps the sorted results to one of the at least three divisions of the entity class, and identifies and presents a portion of the user-selected performance indicators that represent indicators that outperform or underperform the entity class.

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