eBay Inc.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRED REVIEW

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for generating inferred reviews of service providers based on user behavior data for one or more users. The user behavior data used to generate the inferred reviews information representing a number of visits to the service provider. Additional or alternative user behavior data that may be used includes information that represents how far a user travels to a service provider, how many similar service providers the user passes on the way to the service provider, a typical time for services at the service provider, or a length of time the user has been a customer or attendees of the service provider. A service provider may include a merchant, a hotel, a physician, a contractor, another service provider that provides goods or services for a cost or may include non-profit service providers, charity-based service providers or public locations such s parks, rest stops, or other locations.