Trust Profile Aggregation from Various Trust Record Sources
OwnerBenjamin Schreinerinventor
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Abstract
Trust-based relationships may be formed among many types of entities, and such entities may wish to rely on such relationships as part of a trust profile in future endeavors. However, it may be difficult to compile records of existing trust-based relationships into a trust profile in a credible and efficient manner. Techniques may be developed for centralizing the formation and management of a trust profile for the entity in an efficient manner that both promotes the integrity of the compiled information and extends to the entity a measure of control over the contents of the trust profile.
Claims25
A method of representing trustworthiness of an entity, comprising:
- representing the trustworthiness of the entity as a trust profile comprising at least one trust record, respective trust records generated by a trust record source and representing a relationship of the entity with the trust record source, generated in response to a relationship assertion received from the entity and specifying the trust record source, the trust profile comprising:
- the trust record source;
- at least one relationship descriptor describing the nature of the relationship of the entity with the relationship source;
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- at least one relationship rating describing the quality of the relationship according to the relationship source.
A method of representing trustworthiness of an entity, comprising:
- upon receiving from the entity a request to generate a trust profile, generating a trust profile;
- upon receiving from the entity a relationship assertion specifying a trust record source, requesting a trust record of the entity from the trust record source;
- upon receiving the trust record from the trust record source, storing the trust record in the trust profile of the entity;
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- upon receiving a request for the trust profile of the entity, providing the trust profile.
A system configured to represent trustworthiness of an entity, comprising:
- a trust profile store configured to store trust records comprising a trust profile of the entity;
- a trust profile generating component configured, upon receiving from the entity a request to generate the trust profile, to generate the trust profile in the trust profile store;
- a trust profile compiling component configured to:
- upon receiving from the entity a relationship assertion specifying a trust record source, request a trust record of the entity from the trust record source;
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- upon receiving the trust record from the trust record source, store the trust record with the trust profile in the trust profile store;
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- a trust reporting component configured, upon receiving a request for the trust profile of the entity, to provide the trust profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.