System and method for creating a secure trusted social network
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1. A system for a plurality of users to share resources comprising:
- one or more software clients, each of said software clients installed on a computing device;
one or more trusted servers;
one or more communication means allowing communication between said one or more trusted servers and said one or more software clients, said trusted servers comprising;
a network interface operable to receive data packets from the software clients and further operable to send processed data packets to the software clients;
a processing engine in communication with the network interface, said engine operable to associate each data packet with an identifier and to thereby provide said processed data packets;
a database containing an identifier associated with each software client in said system, and wherein each identifier in said database is related to each other identifier by means of a criterion.
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Abstract
A system for a plurality of users to share resources with access, control and configuration based on pre-defined relationships of trust between the users of the system. A computer-based authority provides the services of authentication, identification and verification of each user within network. Processes are described that leads to the formation of an electronic community, which facilitates electronic communication and transactions in a defined manner.
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1. A system for a plurality of users to share resources comprising:
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one or more software clients, each of said software clients installed on a computing device;
one or more trusted servers;
one or more communication means allowing communication between said one or more trusted servers and said one or more software clients,said trusted servers comprising;
a network interface operable to receive data packets from the software clients and further operable to send processed data packets to the software clients;
a processing engine in communication with the network interface, said engine operable to associate each data packet with an identifier and to thereby provide said processed data packets;
a database containing an identifier associated with each software client in said system, and wherein each identifier in said database is related to each other identifier by means of a criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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8. A system for a plurality of users to share resources, said system produced by the following process:
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providing a software client to a first user for installation on a first computing device;
receiving a first set of data packets relating to said first user from said software client to a trusted servers 3 via one or more communication means;
compiling a database of said first data packets;
receiving a second set of data packets relating to at least one second user with whom said first user has a pre-existing relationship defined by a criterion;
adding said second set of data packets to the database and relating said second set of data packets to said first set of identifying data by means of said criterion;
providing the software client to the second user for installation on a second computing device;
wherein, said first, second, or new user can repeat steps b to f resulting in additional users being added to said system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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