Method and system for constructing and using a personalized database of trusted metadata
First Claim
1. A method for processing a data transaction, the method comprising:
- querying a personalized database of trusted metadata concerning a particular informer, an informer being a potential source of metadata, the personalized database of trusted metadata including at least one report, the at least one report emanating from metadata received from an informer network, the informer network including a computer user and at least one informer, each informer in the informer network being trusted by the computer user either directly or indirectly, each indirectly trusted informer being trusted directly by at least one other informer in the informer network, each of the at least one report including one of a subjective assertion regarding the quality of an item and an expression of a degree of trust in an informer;
determining a level of trust associated with the particular informer with respect to the computer user based on at least one report about the particular informer in the personalized database of trusted metadata; and
processing the data transaction in accordance with the level of trust associated with the particular informer.
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Abstract
A method and system for constructing and using a personalized database of trusted metadata is described. One illustrative embodiment constructs a personalized database of trusted metadata for a computer user by establishing an informer network associated with the computer user, the informer network including the computer user and at least one informer, each informer in the informer network being trusted by the computer user either directly or indirectly, each indirectly trusted informer being trusted directly by at least one other informer in the informer network; receiving metadata from the informer network, the metadata including at least one report, each of the at least one report including a subjective assertion regarding the quality of an item or an expression of a degree of trust in an informer; and storing the at least one report in the personalized database of trusted metadata.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for processing a data transaction, the method comprising:
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querying a personalized database of trusted metadata concerning a particular informer, an informer being a potential source of metadata, the personalized database of trusted metadata including at least one report, the at least one report emanating from metadata received from an informer network, the informer network including a computer user and at least one informer, each informer in the informer network being trusted by the computer user either directly or indirectly, each indirectly trusted informer being trusted directly by at least one other informer in the informer network, each of the at least one report including one of a subjective assertion regarding the quality of an item and an expression of a degree of trust in an informer;
determining a level of trust associated with the particular informer with respect to the computer user based on at least one report about the particular informer in the personalized database of trusted metadata; and
processing the data transaction in accordance with the level of trust associated with the particular informer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for constructing, for a computer user, a personalized database of trusted metadata, the method comprising:
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establishing an informer network associated with the computer user, the informer network including the computer user and at least one informer, each informer in the informer network being trusted by the computer user either directly or indirectly, each indirectly trusted informer being trusted directly by at least one other informer in the informer network;
receiving metadata from the informer network, the metadata including at least one report, each of the at least one report including one of a subjective assertion regarding the quality of an item and an expression of a degree of trust in an informer; and
storing the at least one report in the personalized database of trusted metadata. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for constructing and maintaining a personalized database of trusted metadata for a computer user, the system comprising:
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a trust engine configured to establish an informer network associated with the computer user, the informer network including the computer user and at least one informer, each informer in the informer network being trusted by the computer user either directly or indirectly, each indirectly trusted informer being trusted directly by at least one other informer in the informer network;
a synchronizer configured to receive metadata from the informer network, the metadata including at least one report, each of the at least one report including one of a subjective assertion regarding the quality of an item and an expression of a degree of trust in an informer; and
a database interface module configured to store the at least one report in the personalized database of trusted metadata.
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22. A computer-readable storage medium containing program instructions executable by a processor to construct and maintain a personalized database of trusted metadata for a computer user, the program instructions comprising:
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a first instruction segment configured to establish an informer network associated with the computer user, the informer network including the computer user and at least one informer, each informer in the informer network being trusted by the computer user either directly or indirectly, each indirectly trusted informer being trusted directly by at least one other informer in the informer network;
a second instruction segment configured to receive metadata from the informer network, the metadata including at least one report, each of the at least one report including one of a subjective assertion regarding the quality of an item and an expression of a degree of trust in an informer; and
a third instruction segment configured to store the at least one report in the personalized database of trusted metadata.
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