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Representing trust in distributed peer-to-peer networks

  • US 20030055894A1
  • Filed: 06/07/2002
  • Published: 03/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A peer computing system comprising:

  • a plurality of peer nodes;

    wherein the plurality of peer nodes are each configured to participate on a network with others of the plurality of peer nodes in areas of interest and to exchange codats relevant to the areas of interest with the other peer nodes, wherein a codat is computer-representable content or data;

    wherein at least a subset of the plurality of peer nodes are each configured to;

    determine confidence in one of the other peer nodes as a provider of codats relevant to a particular area of interest;

    determine risk associated with the other peer node; and

    determine trust in the other peer node as a provider of codats relevant to the particular area of interest from the confidence in the other peer node and the risk associated with the other peer node.

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