ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,916, issued on June 17, was assigned to ConsumerInfo.com Inc. (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
"User rating based on comparing groups" was invented by Mark Joseph Kapczynski (Santa Monica, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Consumers often desire to compare themselves to other individuals. Disclosed herein are systems and methods of generating and displaying comparison information to users so that they can determine if they are "keeping up with the Joneses.""
The patent was filed on March 1, 2023, under Application No. 18/176,805.
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