Patent ID: 8359328
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a data processing system having a network I/O, a CPU, and one or more databases, a party aggregation query unit and a party reputation aggregation unit coupled to the party aggregation query unit, the data processing system further having stored reputation data of one or more parties therein, the method for retrieving and aggregating stored reputation data of a requested party within a specified context based upon a reputation aggregation request having a party parameter and a context parameter requesting a response having aggregated party reputation data for a requested party within a specified context, the party parameter specifying the requested party and the specified context specifying the specified context for which the aggregated party reputation data is requested, the method comprising: retrieving the stored reputation data related to the requested party within the specified context; determining if the requested party is a person and, if so, retrieving stored relationship data relating to the requested person, retrieving the stored reputation data within the specified context for each relationship relating to the requested person, retrieving the stored network data relating to the requested person, retrieving the stored reputation data within the specified context for each retrieved network relating to the requested person, retrieving the stored member data identifying members of networks relating to the requested party, and retrieving the stored reputation data within the specified context of each retrieved member for each retrieved member of each network relating to the requested party; and aggregating the retrieved reputation data to create a response having aggregated party reputation data for the requested party within the specified context.