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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED TRUST

  • US 20090064293A1
  • Filed: 09/05/2007
  • Published: 03/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • determining whether a requesting node obtains a trust from a targeting node through an endorsement from an intermediate node;

    if the requesting node obtains the trust through the endorsement from the intermediate node, thenobtaining an intermediate trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the intermediate node; and

    calculating a new trust level based upon the intermediate trust level, wherein the new trust level indicates how much the targeting node trusts the requesting node.

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