# US 2012/0084856 A1 · Gathering, storing and using reputation information

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- Number: US 2012/0084856 A1
- Document ID: US20120084856A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/897,062
- Filed: 2010-10-04
- Published: 2012-04-05
- Earliest claimed: 2010-10-04
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Richard V. Hom; Eric M. Nelson; David C. Roxin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120084856A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G06F 21/6245: {Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes}
- G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services
- H04L 63/10: {for controlling access to devices or network resources}
- H04L 63/105: {Multiple levels of security}
- H04L 67/1057: {involving pre-assessment of levels of reputation of peers}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A method and a system for collecting and maintaining historical party reputation data and for using the historical party reputation data to calculate an access decision rating and recalculating the access decision rating when the historical party reputation data has changed has a reputation updater for updating a reputation when a party's reputation has changed, a reputation storer for storing the party's reputation, an access decision rating maker for making a rating on a party's access abilities based upon the party's reputation and reputation history storage for storing a party's reputation having access decision rating storage for storing previous and present access decision storage ratings.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for collecting and maintaining historical party reputation data and for using the historical party reputation data to calculate an access decision rating and to recalculate the access decision rating when the party's reputation data has changed, the method comprising:
collecting reputation information relating to a requester;
storing requester's reputation information;
calculating an access decision rating based upon requester's reputation information; and
storing the access decision rating.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method as defined in claim 1 further comprising using the access decision rating when an access decision is necessary.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method as defined in claim 2 further comprising determining that the requester's reputation data has changed.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method as defined in claim 3 further comprising recalculating a new access decision rating based upon requester's new reputation information.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method as defined in claim 4 further comprising storing the new access decision rating.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method as defined in claim 5 further comprising using the new access decision rating when an access decision is necessary.

### Claim 7

A computer-readable medium storing computer instructions, which, when executed, enables a computer system operating with a reputation provider having a reputation updater, a reputation storer, an access decision rating maker, and reputation history storage having access decision storage for collecting and maintaining historical party reputation data and for using the historical party reputation data to calculate an access decision rating, the computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for performing a method comprising:
collecting reputation information relating to a requester;
storing requester's reputation information;
calculating an access decision rating based upon requester's reputation information; and
storing the access decision rating.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The computer-readable medium where in the method as defined in claim 7 further comprises using the access decision rating when an access decision is necessary.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The computer-readable medium where in the method as defined in claim 8 further comprises determining that the requester's reputation data has changed.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The computer-readable medium where in the method as defined in claim 9 further comprises recalculating a new access decision rating based upon requester's new reputation information.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The computer-readable medium where in the method as defined in claim 10 further comprises storing the new access decision rating.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The computer-readable medium where in the method as defined in claim 11 further comprises using the new access decision rating when an access decision is necessary.

### Claim 13

A method for deploying a system having a reputation updater, a reputation storer, an access decision rating maker, and reputation history storage having access decision storage, for collecting and maintaining historical party reputation data and for using the historical party reputation data to calculate an access decision rating and recalculating the access decision rating when the historical party reputation data has changed, the method comprising a process comprising:
collecting reputation information relating to a requester;
storing requester's reputation information;
calculating an access decision rating based upon requester's reputation information; and
storing the access decision rating.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method as defined in claim 13 wherein the process further comprises using the access decision rating when an access decision is necessary.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method as defined in claim 14 wherein the process further comprises determining that the requester's reputation data has changed.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method as defined in claim 15 wherein the process further comprises recalculating a new access decision rating based upon requester's new reputation information.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The method as defined in claim 13 wherein the process further comprises storing the new access decision rating.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

The method as defined in claim 13 wherein the process further comprises using the new access decision rating when an access decision is necessary.

### Claim 19

A system for collecting and maintaining historical party reputation data and for using the historical party reputation data to calculate an access decision rating and recalculating the access decision rating when the historical party reputation data has changed, the system comprising:
a reputation updater for updating a reputation when a party's reputation has changed;
a reputation storer for storing the party's reputation;
an access decision rating maker for making a rating on a party's access abilities based upon the party's reputation; and
reputation history storage for storing a party's reputation having access decision rating storage for storing previous and present access decision storage ratings.