PERSONAL REPUTATION SYSTEM BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORKING
First Claim
1. A computer system for developing personal reputations of users in a social network, the computer system having a processor coupled to a memory, the memory having computer readable code, which when executed by the processor causes the computer system to implement:
- a storage component for storing one or more personal profiles corresponding to one or more users of the system, a personal profile including;
a personal reputation index representing a reputation of a corresponding user of the system;
one or more personal tags attached to the personal profile; and
a list of other users with acknowledged affiliations with the corresponding user.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a personal reputation system based on user behavior and activity within one or more social networks, and the migration of reputation-based data therein. One embodiment is implemented as a system for developing the personal reputations of users of the system belonging to a shared social network. Each user is associated with a personal profile, which represents the user within the social network. Each personal profile includes a personal reputation index representing the reputation of the corresponding user of the system, one or more personal tags attached to the personal profile, and a list of other users with acknowledged affiliations with the corresponding user.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system for developing personal reputations of users in a social network, the computer system having a processor coupled to a memory, the memory having computer readable code, which when executed by the processor causes the computer system to implement:
a storage component for storing one or more personal profiles corresponding to one or more users of the system, a personal profile including; a personal reputation index representing a reputation of a corresponding user of the system; one or more personal tags attached to the personal profile; and a list of other users with acknowledged affiliations with the corresponding user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for evaluating a personal tag associated with a user in a personal reputation system, the method comprising:
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collecting votes from users in the personal reputation system indicating support or dissent of the personal tag; calculating the accuracy of the personal tag based on the number of collected votes; and calculating the credibility of the personal tag based on the reputation of the other users submitting votes on the personal tag. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for automatically migrating reputation data of a user in a social network from a first system to a second system, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection between the first system and the second system; receiving in the second system the reputation data of the user of the first system; and linking the acquired reputation data comprising the reputation data of the user of the first system to an account corresponding to the user in the second system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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