Patents by Inventor Aaron B. Stibel
Aaron B. Stibel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8856956Abstract: Some embodiments provide a verification system for automated verification of entities. The verification system automatedly verifies entities using a two part verification campaign. One part verifies that the entity is the true owner of the entity account to be verified. This verification step involves (1) the entity receiving a verification code at the entity account and returning the verification code to the verification system, (2) the entity associating an account that it has registered at a service provider to an account that the verification system has registered at the service provider, (3) both. Another part verifies the entity can respond to communications that are sent to methods of contact that have been previously verified as belonging to the entity. The verification system submits a first communication with a code using a verified method of contact. The verification system then monitors for a second communication to be returned with the code.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel, Peter Delgrosso, Shailen Mistry, Bryan Mierke, Paul Servino, Charles Chi Thoi Le, David Lo, David Allen Lyon
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Publication number: 20140279394Abstract: A credibility scoring system produces a multi-dimensional entity credibility score that is derived from multiple dimensional component scores. The credibility scoring system derives each dimensional component score from a different set of credibility data pertaining to different dimensional aspect of overall credibility. The different dimensional aspects factoring into the overall credibility determination include a stability dimension, transparency dimension, trustworthiness dimension, and sentiment dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Wisdom Lu, Aaron B. Stibel, Judith G. Hackett, Moujan Kazerani
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Publication number: 20140280217Abstract: Some embodiments provide a custom score generation system by offering third parties access to data from a shared database that they can merge with their own proprietary data for the purpose of defining and producing new data services. The system provides interfaces for selecting data elements from the shared database, attributing weights to the selected data elements, and defining scoring rules or parameters to automatically evaluate the significance of the data element values. Additionally, conditions may be specified to include different sets of the selected data elements, to attribute different weights to the different sets of the selected data elements, and to define different scoring rules according to which conditions are satisfied. The system then automatically formulates the algorithm to produce the custom score in conformance with the provided inputs and based on values for the selected data elements that are specific to different entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel, Judith G. Hackett, Moujan Kazerani
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Publication number: 20140250199Abstract: Some embodiments provide a communication tool that directly sends messages to accounts of different entities across different social media sites by automatically identifying and associating the accounts of the entities when the entities are referenced in the contents of the messages. Such identification and association is performed without the message originator manually specifying the accounts as intended recipients for the messages. The communication tool also automatically sends messages to different social media accounts of the message originator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Patent number: 8762473Abstract: Some embodiments provide a communication tool that directly sends messages to accounts of different entities across different social media sites by automatically identifying and associating the accounts of the entities when the entities are referenced in the contents of the messages. Such identification and association is performed without the message originator manually specifying the accounts as intended recipients for the messages. The communication tool also automatically sends messages to different social media accounts of the message originator.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Patent number: 8732803Abstract: Some embodiments provide a verification system for automated verification of entities. The verification system automatedly verifies entities using a two part verification campaign. One part verifies that the entity is the true owner of the entity account to be verified. This verification step involves (1) the entity receiving a verification code at the entity account and returning the verification code to the verification system, (2) the entity associating an account that it has registered at a service provider to an account that the verification system has registered at the service provider, (3) both. Another part verifies the entity can respond to communications that are sent to methods of contact that have been previously verified as belonging to the entity. The verification system submits a first communication with a code using a verified method of contact. The verification system then monitors for a second communication to be returned with the code.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel, Peter Delgrosso, Shailen Mistry, Bryan Mierke, Paul Servino, Charles Chi Thoi Le, David Lo, David Allen Lyon
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Publication number: 20140122354Abstract: Some embodiments provide a credibility management system that aggregates user posts from several social media sites contemporaneously with the posts being published to those sites. The system parses each of the aggregated posts to identify an entity that is targeted in each of the posts and presents the posts to the targeted entities in a real-time manner. The credibility management system computes a score to determine the impact that a user post would have on the credibility of a targeted entity. By presenting the computed scores and aggregated posts to the targeted entities, the credibility management system notifies the targeted entities about what is being said about them across social media, identifies the impact of those posts, and provides a platform whereby the targeted entities can reply in order to mitigate or improve the impact that the posts would have on credibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: CREDIBILITY CORP.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Patent number: 8712789Abstract: Some embodiments promote website credibility and the optimization of websites for people by automatedly quantifying various elements of a website into component credibility scores. In some embodiments, a set of encoded credibility scoring rules are used to compute each of the component credibility scores, wherein the credibility scoring rules are derived based on factors that have been identified by a grouping of people that preferably represent a primary demographic of users that consume the content of a particular classified type of website. In some such embodiments, the credibility scoring rules are derived from commonality that is identified from a sample set of known credible and/or non-credible websites of a particular classification. Once the credibility scoring rules are defined, the system applies the rules to other websites having the same classification as those from which the rules are derived to automatically generate credibility scores for the other websites.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Patent number: 8712907Abstract: A credibility scoring system produces a multi-dimensional entity credibility score that is derived from multiple dimensional component scores. The credibility scoring system derives each dimensional component score from a different set of credibility data pertaining to different dimensional aspect of overall credibility. The different dimensional aspects factoring into the overall credibility determination include a stability dimension, transparency dimension, trustworthiness dimension, and sentiment dimension.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Wisdom Lu, Aaron B. Stibel, Judith G. Hackett, Moujan Kazerani
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Publication number: 20140095640Abstract: Some embodiments provide a communication tool that directly sends messages to accounts of different entities across different social media sites by automatically identifying and associating the accounts of the entities when the entities are referenced in the contents of the messages. Such identification and association is performed without the message originator manually specifying the accounts as intended recipients for the messages. The communication tool also automatically sends messages to different social media accounts of the message originator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Publication number: 20140047505Abstract: Some embodiments provide a verification system for automated verification of entities. The verification system automatedly verifies entities using a two part verification campaign. One part verifies that the entity is the true owner of the entity account to be verified. This verification step involves (1) the entity receiving a verification code at the entity account and returning the verification code to the verification system, (2) the entity associating an account that it has registered at a service provider to an account that the verification system has registered at the service provider, (3) both. Another part verifies the entity can respond to communications that are sent to methods of contact that have been previously verified as belonging to the entity. The verification system submits a first communication with a code using a verified method of contact. The verification system then monitors for a second communication to be returned with the code.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel, Peter Delgrosso, Shailen Mistry, Bryan Mierke, Paul Servino, Charles Chi Thoi Le, David Lo, David Allen Lyon
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Publication number: 20140040230Abstract: Some embodiments promote website credibility and the optimization of websites for people by automatedly quantifying various elements of a website into component credibility scores. In some embodiments, a set of encoded credibility scoring rules are used to compute each of the component credibility scores, wherein the credibility scoring rules are derived based on factors that have been identified by a grouping of people that preferably represent a primary demographic of users that consume the content of a particular classified type of website. In some such embodiments, the credibility scoring rules are derived from commonality that is identified from a sample set of known credible and/or non-credible websites of a particular classification. Once the credibility scoring rules are defined, the system applies the rules to other websites having the same classification as those from which the rules are derived to automatically generate credibility scores for the other websites.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Patent number: 8639930Abstract: Some embodiments provide a verification system for automated verification of entities. The verification system automatedly verifies entities using a two part verification campaign. One part verifies that the entity is the true owner of the entity account to be verified. This verification step involves (1) the entity receiving a verification code at the entity account and returning the verification code to the verification system, (2) the entity associating an account that it has registered at a service provider to an account that the verification system has registered at the service provider, (3) both. Another part verifies the entity can respond to communications that are sent to methods of contact that have been previously verified as belonging to the entity. The verification system submits a first communication with a code using a verified method of contact. The verification system then monitors for a second communication to be returned with the code.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel, Peter Delgrosso, Shailen Mistry, Bryan Mierke, Paul Servino, Charles Chi Thoi Le, David Lo, David Allen Lyon
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Patent number: 8630893Abstract: Some embodiments provide a credibility management system that aggregates user posts from several social media sites contemporaneously with the posts being published to those sites. The system parses each of the aggregated posts to identify an entity that is targeted in each of the posts and presents the posts to the targeted entities in a real-time manner. The credibility management system computes a score to determine the impact that a user post would have on the credibility of a targeted entity. By presenting the computed scores and aggregated posts to the targeted entities, the credibility management system notifies the targeted entities about what is being said about them across social media, identifies the impact of those posts, and provides a platform whereby the targeted entities can reply in order to mitigate or improve the impact that the posts would have on credibility.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Publication number: 20130339141Abstract: Some embodiments provide an independent authentication system for authenticating entities that have registered accounts across different online service providers on behalf of the service providers. The authentication system maintains a database of previously verified entity information. A service provider requests authentication by providing the authentication system with unverified and basic identifying information used by an entity when registering with the service provider. The authentication system attempts to match the registration information against previously verified information for a known entity. When a match is found, the authentication system generates a series of challenge questions. The questions are submitted to the entity through the service provider and answers are processed in order to authenticate the entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Chad Michael Buechler, Raymond Landgraf, Peter Delgrosso, Aaron B. Stibel
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Patent number: 8606869Abstract: Some embodiments provide a communication tool that directly sends messages to accounts of different entities across different social media sites by automatically identifying and associating the accounts of the entities when the entities are referenced in the contents of the messages. Such identification and association is performed without the message originator manually specifying the accounts as intended recipients for the messages. The communication tool also automatically sends messages to different social media accounts of the message originator.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Patent number: 8600768Abstract: Some embodiments promote website credibility and the optimization of websites for people by automatedly quantifying various elements of a website into component credibility scores. In some embodiments, a set of encoded credibility scoring rules are used to compute each of the component credibility scores, wherein the credibility scoring rules are derived based on factors that have been identified by a grouping of people that preferably represent a primary demographic of users that consume the content of a particular classified type of website. In some such embodiments, the credibility scoring rules are derived from commonality that is identified from a sample set of known credible and/or non-credible websites of a particular classification. Once the credibility scoring rules are defined, the system applies the rules to other websites having the same classification as those from which the rules are derived to automatically generate credibility scores for the other websites.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Publication number: 20130254214Abstract: Some embodiments promote website credibility and the optimization of websites for people by automatedly quantifying various elements of a website into component credibility scores. In some embodiments, a set of encoded credibility scoring rules are used to compute each of the component credibility scores, wherein the credibility scoring rules are derived based on factors that have been identified by a grouping of people that preferably represent a primary demographic of users that consume the content of a particular classified type of website. In some such embodiments, the credibility scoring rules are derived from commonality that is identified from a sample set of known credible and/or non-credible websites of a particular classification. Once the credibility scoring rules are defined, the system applies the rules to other websites having the same classification as those from which the rules are derived to automatically generate credibility scores for the other websites.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel
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Publication number: 20130238387Abstract: Some embodiments provide a credibility system including an interface portal for presenting a holistic view of entity credibility. To provide the holistic view, the credibility system aggregates credibility data from multiple data sources. The aggregated credibility data is processed and ordered to present different dimensions of entity credibility, with each dimension graphically presented in the interface portal through an interactive credibility module. In some embodiments, the credibility data associated with each credibility module is processed to produce at least one value that quantifiably represents the credibility data. In some embodiments, the credibility data associated with each credibility module is hierarchically ordered to present the credibility data in a drill-down fashion with each hierarchical layer presenting more detailed credibility data for better understanding the credibility data presented in the preceding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel, Judith Gentile Hackett, Moujan Kazerani
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Patent number: 8468028Abstract: Some embodiments promote website credibility and the optimization of websites for people by automatedly quantifying various elements of a website into component credibility scores. In some embodiments, a set of encoded credibility scoring rules are used to compute each of the component credibility scores, wherein the credibility scoring rules are derived based on factors that have been identified by a grouping of people that preferably represent a primary demographic of users that consume the content of a particular classified type of website. In some such embodiments, the credibility scoring rules are derived from commonality that is identified from a sample set of known credible and/or non-credible websites of a particular classification. Once the credibility scoring rules are defined, the system applies the rules to other websites having the same classification as those from which the rules are derived to automatically generate credibility scores for the other websites.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Credibility Corp.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Stibel, Aaron B. Stibel