Gathering, storing and using reputation information
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRichard V. Horn, Eric M. Nelson, David C. Roxin
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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.
Claims13
A method comprising:
- collecting, using at least one computing device, reputation information of a requester, the requester comprising a first user that is requesting access to one or more assets, and the reputation information is based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with one or more other organizations;
- storing, using the at least one computing device, the requester's reputation information;
- calculating, using the at least one computing device, an access decision rating based upon the requester's reputation information;
- storing, using the at least one computing device, the access decision rating;
- determining, using the at least one computing device, a change in the requester's reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of:
- a) the first user forming a new association with another organization or b) the first user forming a new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with another organization;
- and
- causing a new access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the requester's reputation information.
A computer-readable storage device storing computer instructions, which, when executed, enables a computer system operating with a reputation provider 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 storage medium storing computer instructions comprising:
- collecting reputation information of a requester, the requester comprising a first user that is requesting access to one or more assets, and the reputation information is based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with one or more other organizations;
- storing the requester's reputation information;
- calculating the access decision rating based upon the requester's reputation information;
- storing the access decision rating;
- determining a change in the requester's reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of:
- a) the first user forming a new association with another organization or b) the first user forming a new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with another organization;
- and
- causing a new access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the requester's reputation information.
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 recalculating the access decision rating when the historical party reputation data has changed, the method comprising:
- collecting, via a computer system, reputation information of a requester, the requester comprising a first user that is requesting access to one or more assets, and the reputation information is based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with one or more other organizations;
- storing, via the computer system, the requester's reputation information;
- calculating, via the computer system, the access decision rating based upon the requester's reputation information;
- storing, via the computer system, the access decision rating;
- determining, via the computer system, a change in the requester's reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of:
- a) the first user forming a new association with another organization or b) the first user forming a new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with another organization;
- and
- causing a new access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the requester's reputation information.
A computer 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 memory medium comprising instructions;
- a bus coupled to the memory medium;
- and
- a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the computer system to:
- collect reputation information of a party, the party comprising a first user that is requesting access to one or more assets, and the reputation information is based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with one or more other organizations;
- store the party's reputation information;
- calculate the access decision rating based upon the party's reputation information;
- store the access decision rating;
- determine a change in the party's reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of:
- a) the first user forming a new association with another organization or b) the first user forming a new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with another organization;
- and
- cause a new access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the party's reputation information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.