Patent ID: 8392266

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing certified feedback information on a transaction between a seller and a purchaser, the method comprising the steps of: a computerized communication interface and a I/O e-mail manager receiving information from said seller relating to said transaction and said purchaser, wherein said information is sent by the seller to said computerized communication interface and I/O e-mail manager via a first e-mail, said e-mail comprising a header; a processor analyzing said first e-mail sent by the seller to retrieve an e-mail address in said header; a processor generating a transaction code identifying the transaction, wherein said transaction code is based on said first e-mail; a computerized memory storing said transaction code in a database; a computerized communication interface and a I/O e-mail manager sending a second e-mail to an e-mail address of said purchaser or of said seller, said second e-mail containing a link to a dedicated web page; a processor implementing an algorithm for collecting feedback through said dedicated web page regarding said transaction from at least one of said seller and said purchaser, wherein input of said transaction code is required to view said dedicated web page and wherein said dedicated web page relates to said purchaser and said transaction or to said seller and said transaction; a processor generating a reliability certificate for said transaction based upon said collected feedback; and a processor publishing said reliability certificate on a remote computer system for display to a third party user along with information on the transaction for which the reliability certificate has been generated.