EVALUATION OF AN ATTRIBUTE OF AN INFORMATION OBJECT
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1. A system for presenting an information object to a requesting user, the system including a computerised system configured to:
- receive, from one or more users, attribute data indicative of a personal estimate of an attribute of the information object;
receive, from at least some of the users, trust data indicative of a degree to which the respective user trusts one or more other users using the computerised system;
receive, from a requesting user whom is one of the one or more users, a request to be presented the information object;
determine, based upon the attribute data and the trust data, annotation data for annotating the information object; and
modify the information object according to the annotation data for presentation to the requesting user.
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Abstract
Correspondents provide estimates of an attribute relating to an information object such as an online article on a particular topic. Correspondents also provide indications of their respective degree of trust of the estimates given by the other correspondents. An algorithm determines a network containing the estimates and degrees of trust and determines an overall estimate of the attribute from the point of view of any one correspondent in the network. A system of this kind is useful for rating websites, for example.
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1. A system for presenting an information object to a requesting user, the system including a computerised system configured to:
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receive, from one or more users, attribute data indicative of a personal estimate of an attribute of the information object; receive, from at least some of the users, trust data indicative of a degree to which the respective user trusts one or more other users using the computerised system; receive, from a requesting user whom is one of the one or more users, a request to be presented the information object; determine, based upon the attribute data and the trust data, annotation data for annotating the information object; and modify the information object according to the annotation data for presentation to the requesting user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for presenting an information object to a requesting user, the method being performed by a computerised system, wherein the method includes, in the computerised system:
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receiving, from one or more users, attribute data indicative of a personal estimate of an attribute of the information object; receiving, from at least some of the users, trust data indicative of a degree to which the respective user trusts one or more other users using the computerised system; receiving, from a requesting user whom is one of the one or more users, a request to be presented the information object; determining, based upon the attribute data and the trust data, annotation data for annotating the information object; and modifying the information object according to the annotation data for presentation to the requesting user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product including one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a computerised system, wherein execution of the one or more programs enables the computerised system to present an information object to a requesting user, wherein the one or more programs includes instructions for:
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receiving, from one or more users, attribute data indicative of a personal estimate of an attribute of the information object; receiving, from at least some of the users, trust data indicative of a degree to which the respective user trusts one or more other users using the computerised system; receiving, from a requesting user whom is one of the one or more users, a request to be presented the information object; determining, based upon the attribute data and the trust data, annotation data for annotating the information object; and modifying the information object according to the annotation data for presentation to the requesting user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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