DIGITAL IDENTITY RELATED REPUTATION TRACKING AND PUBLISHING
First Claim
1. A system for tracking digital identity related reputation, comprising:
- a) a Digital Identity Provider, b) a Digital Identity Database, maintained by said Digital Identity Provider, for storing a Plurality of Digital Identities provided by said Digital Identity Provider, c) a Reputation Database for storing digital identity related reputation data for one or more of said Plurality of Digital Identities provided by said Digital Identity Provider, and d) a Presentation Means for providing a Plurality of Requesters access to said data.
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Abstract
Systems and processes of the present invention allow for tracking and publishing digital identity related reputation. In an example embodiment, a Digital Identity Provider maintains a database with reputation data that can be accessed by Requesters. The Digital Identity Provider may update reputation data based on a variety of events related to a digital identity. The reputation data may be tracked regarding the digital identity itself, digital identity purchaser or registrant, or an email address, domain name, URL, or website associated with the digital identity. The reputation data may include various categories, such as email practices, website content, privacy policies and practices, fraudulent activities, domain name related complaints, overall reputation, etc. The reputation data may be published in a publicly-available database, a private database, or via other methods. The Registrant may opt for a reputation service while registering a digital identity. The Requester may decide whether to interact with a digital identity based on the digital identity related reputation.
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111 Claims
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1. A system for tracking digital identity related reputation, comprising:
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a) a Digital Identity Provider, b) a Digital Identity Database, maintained by said Digital Identity Provider, for storing a Plurality of Digital Identities provided by said Digital Identity Provider, c) a Reputation Database for storing digital identity related reputation data for one or more of said Plurality of Digital Identities provided by said Digital Identity Provider, and d) a Presentation Means for providing a Plurality of Requesters access to said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for tracking a reputation rating of a digital identity, comprising:
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a) a Digital Identity Provider having an ability to register a digital identity to a Registrant, b) a Reputation Database maintained by said Digital Identity Provider, wherein a reputation rating of said digital identity is stored in said Reputation Database, and c) a Presentation Means for providing a Requester access to said Reputation Database.
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42. A system for tracking a reputation rating of a Registrant of a digital identity, comprising:
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a) a Digital Identity Provider having an ability to register a digital identity to a Registrant, b) a Reputation Database maintained by said Digital Identity Provider, wherein a reputation rating of said Registrant is stored in said Reputation Database, and c) a Presentation Means for providing a Requester access to said Reputation Database.
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43. A system for tracking a reputation rating of an email address associated with a digital identity, comprising:
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a) a Digital Identity Provider having an ability to register a digital identity to a Registrant, b) a Reputation Database maintained by said Digital Identity Provider, wherein a reputation rating of an email address associated with said digital identity is stored in said Reputation Database, and c) a Presentation Means for providing a Requester access to said Reputation Database.
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44. A system for tracking a reputation rating of a website content associated with a digital identity, comprising:
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a) a Digital Identity Provider having an ability to register a digital identity to a Registrant, b) a Reputation Database maintained by said Digital Identity Provider, wherein a reputation rating of a website content associated with said digital identity is stored in said Reputation Database, and c) a Presentation Means for providing a Requester access to said Reputation Database.
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45. A method for tracking digital identity related reputation, comprising the steps of:
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a) a Digital Identity Provider setting one or more values in digital identity related reputation data to an initial value, and b) said Digital Identity Provider changing at least one of said values in said data. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A method for initiating tracking of digital identity related reputation at the point of sale, comprising the steps of:
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a) a Digital Identity Provider receiving authorization from a Registrant of a Digital identity to keep track of digital identity related reputation; and
b) said Digital Identity Provider setting one or more values in digital identity related reputation data for said digital identity to an initial value. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80)
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81. A method for accessing digital identity related reputation data, comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying a digital identity, b) determining a Digital Identity Provider through which said digital identity was registered, c) determining a location of a digital identity related reputation data for said digital identity, and d) accessing said data. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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