METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING TRUSTED COMMUNICATION USING CO-EXPERIENCE DATA
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1. A method comprising:
- initiating establishment of electronic communication between a first user and a second user, wherein the first user and the second user are members of a social network; and
determining trust level information of the second user with respect to the first user via a context query scheme or a subjective metrics scheme.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for determining the level of trust among users of a social network with respect to their co-experiences from communicating with each other without violating their privacy.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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initiating establishment of electronic communication between a first user and a second user, wherein the first user and the second user are members of a social network; and determining trust level information of the second user with respect to the first user via a context query scheme or a subjective metrics scheme. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, initiate establishment of electronic communication between a first user and a second user, wherein the first user and the second user are members of a social network, and determine trust level information of the second user with respect to the first user via a context query scheme or a subjective metrics scheme. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following:
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initiate establishment of electronic communication between a first user and a second user, wherein the first user and the second user are members of a social network; and determine trust level information of the second user with respect to the first user via a context query scheme or a subjective metrics scheme. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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