Centralized clearinghouse for community identity information
First Claim
1. A reputation authority for electronically storing reputation information relating to a user comprising:
- a database for storing said reputation information;
security measures for verifying identities of at least one of said user and a plurality of community organizations; and
a communication system for receiving said reputation information and transmitting said reputation information to said plurality of community organizations responsive to an authorization received by said user.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a system and method for providing a centralized repository for reputation, ratings, and identification data of any participating user. The user earns a reputation or other ratings information by interacting with outside organizations or Internet participation communities. The reputation or other ratings information is then preferably categorized and stored in the inventive clearinghouse database. The user and/or the participation communities may access the clearinghouse after proper verification to upload, update, or download any of the user'"'"'s reputation information when authorized to do so by the user. The centralized format preferably allows the user to transport any ratings or reputation data from one community to another while preserving the integrity and reliability of the information.
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20 Claims
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1. A reputation authority for electronically storing reputation information relating to a user comprising:
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a database for storing said reputation information;
security measures for verifying identities of at least one of said user and a plurality of community organizations; and
a communication system for receiving said reputation information and transmitting said reputation information to said plurality of community organizations responsive to an authorization received by said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing a centralized repository of identity attributes comprising the steps of:
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verifying an identity of one of an associated user and an accessing third party responsive to a request to access said centralized repository;
receiving said identity attributes from at least one of said verified associated user and said verified accessing third party;
storing said identity attributes in a database indexed according to said verified associated user; and
delivering at least one set of said identity attributes to said verified third party responsive to an authorization received from said verified associated user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A reputation management clearinghouse comprising:
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means for verifying an identity of one of a plurality of users and a plurality of participating user communities responsive to a request to access said clearinghouse;
means for storing reliability data from one of said verified plurality of users and said verified plurality of participating user communities;
means for associating said stored reliability data with an associated user; and
means for releasing selected reliability data to one of said verified plurality of participating user communities responsive to consent given by said associated user.
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