Benjamin Lee Harding
Engineers at Walnut, Boulder, CO
License number
Colorado 16031
Issued Date
Jan 17, 1979
Renew Date
Nov 1, 2015
Expiration Date
Oct 31, 2017
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
1002 Walnut St SUITE 200, Boulder, CO 80302
Professional information
Method And System For Evaluating Trustworthiness
US Patent:
8566252, Oct 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct 16, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/975140
Inventors:
Benjamin L. Harding - Boulder CO, US
International Classification:
G06Q 10/00
US Classification:
705319, 705 11
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method and system for evaluating the trustworthiness of a target person by a user. The method and system include providing a network comprising a plurality of nodes connected by a plurality of directed links, wherein each node in the plurality of nodes is associated with a person and each link in the plurality of links connects from a first node to a second node. The link is associated with a trusting relationship from a first person associated with the first node to a second person associated with the second node, and wherein the user is associated with at least one node in the plurality of nodes. A continuous path from the user to the target person is identified, wherein the continuous path begins at a node in the network that is associated with the user and ends at a node in the network that is associated with the target person, the continuous path traversing links from their first node to their second node, the continuous path termed a trust path, thereby providing an indication of the trustworthiness of the target person.
Method And System For Evaluating Trustworthiness
US Patent:
2014001, Jan 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep 17, 2013
Appl. No.:
14/029192
Inventors:
Benjamin L. Harding - Boulder CO, US
International Classification:
G06F 17/30
US Classification:
707770
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method and system for evaluating the trustworthiness of a target person by a user. The method and system include providing a network comprising a plurality of nodes connected by a plurality of directed links, wherein each node in the plurality of nodes is associated with a person and each link in the plurality of links connects from a first node to a second node. The link is associated with a trusting relationship from a first person associated with the first node to a second person associated with the second node, and wherein the user is associated with at least one node in the plurality of nodes. A continuous path from the user to the target person is identified, wherein the continuous path begins at a node in the network that is associated with the user and ends at a node in the network that is associated with the target person, the continuous path traversing links from their first node to their second node, the continuous path termed a trust path, thereby providing an indication of the trustworthiness of the target person.