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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
David A. George, Somers, NY (US);
Raymond B. Jennings, Iii, Ossining, NY (US);
Martin G. Kienzle, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
David A. George, Somers, NY (US);
Raymond B. Jennings, III, Ossining, NY (US);
Martin G. Kienzle, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present method and program for establishing peer-to-peer karma and trust by a first user in a network includes engaging in a transaction with at least a second user in the network, where the engaging includes: sending to the second user an initial transaction envelope including a first set of transaction details, wherein the initial transaction envelope is signed using a private key for the first user, receiving from the second user an appended transaction envelope, the appended transaction envelope including the first set of transaction details and a second set of transaction details, and executing the transaction in accordance with the appended transaction envelope. Feedback is exchanged with the second network user regarding the transaction, where a copy of the feedback is maintained locally by at least one of the first user and the second user.