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Peer-to-peer trading platform with relative reputation-based item search and buddy rating

  • US 20070214259A1
  • Filed: 12/28/2006
  • Published: 09/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a network-based interaction environment including a plurality of peer-to-peer nodes being able to communicate directly with each other using a peer-to-peer protocol and a peer-to-peer client application, the plurality of peer-to-peer nodes including a first peer-to-peer client and a second peer-to-peer client;

    a first peer-to-peer client application running on the first peer-to-peer client to maintain persistent buddy information on the first peer-to-peer client, the persistent buddy information including a buddy list identifying trusted peer-to-peer nodes of the plurality of peer-to-peer nodes; and

    a second peer-to-peer client application running on the second peer-to-peer client to maintain persistent reputation information on the second peer-to-peer client, the persistent reputation information including information related to the reputation of the first peer-to-peer client in the network-based interaction environment.

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