Assessing Trust in Information Sources
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1. A method for assessing trust in information, wherein the method comprises:
- collecting information from one or more information sources;
detecting one or more inconsistencies in one or more statements from the information collected from the one or more sources;
assigning a penalty to each information source involved in an inconsistency and a reward for each statement not involved in any inconsistencies; and
using each assigned penalty and reward to perform an aggregation to assess trust in the collected information.
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Abstract
Techniques for assessing trust in information are provided. The techniques include collecting information from one or more information sources, detecting one or more inconsistencies in one or more statements from the information collected from the one or more sources, assigning a penalty to each information source involved in an inconsistency and a reward for each statement not involved in any inconsistencies, and using each assigned penalty and reward to perform an aggregation to assess trust in the collected information.
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1. A method for assessing trust in information, wherein the method comprises:
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collecting information from one or more information sources; detecting one or more inconsistencies in one or more statements from the information collected from the one or more sources; assigning a penalty to each information source involved in an inconsistency and a reward for each statement not involved in any inconsistencies; and using each assigned penalty and reward to perform an aggregation to assess trust in the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a tangible computer readable recordable storage medium including computer useable program code for assessing trust in information, the computer program product including:
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computer useable program code for collecting information from one or more information sources; computer useable program code for detecting one or more inconsistencies in one or more statements from the information collected from the one or more sources; computer useable program code for assigning a penalty to each information source involved in an inconsistency and a reward for each statement not involved in any inconsistencies; and computer useable program code for using each assigned penalty and reward to perform an aggregation to assess trust in the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for assessing trust in information, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to; collect information from one or more information sources; detect one or more inconsistencies in one or more statements from the information collected from the one or more sources; assign a penalty to each information source involved in an inconsistency and a reward for each statement not involved in any inconsistencies; and use each assigned penalty and reward to perform an aggregation to assess trust in the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for assessing trust in information, the apparatus comprising:
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means for collecting information from one or more information sources; means for detecting one or more inconsistencies in one or more statements from the information collected from the one or more sources; means for assigning a penalty to each information source involved in an inconsistency and a reward for each statement not involved in any inconsistencies; and means for using each assigned penalty and reward to perform an aggregation to assess trust in the collected information.
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