Method and system for ascribing a reputation to an entity as a rater of other entities

Abstract

A method and system for ascribing a reputation of an entity as a rater of other entities is provided. A first rating indicative of a rating of a rated entity by the first entity, and one or more second ratings, each second rating indicative of a rating of the rated entity provided by another entity, are provided. The second ratings are combined to produce a first combined rating. The first rating is compared to the first combined rating to produce a first rating predictability of the first rating, the first rating predictability being a negative function of a magnitude of a difference between the first rating and the first combined rating. A resulting rater reputation is generated based at least in part on the first rating predictability.

1 . A method of determining a rater reputation of a first entity as a rater of other entities, wherein provided is a first rating indicative of a rating of a rated entity by the first entity, and one or more second ratings, each second rating indicative of a rating of the rated entity provided by another entity, the method comprising acts of: 
 (A) combining the second ratings to produce a first combined rating;    (B) comparing the first rating to the first combined rating to produce a first rating predictability of the first rating, the first rating predictability being a negative function of a magnitude of a difference between the first rating and the first combined rating; and    (C) generating a resulting rater reputation based at least in part on the first rating predictability.