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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Scott C. Forbes, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Frank, Bellevue, WA (US);
Shai Guday, Redmond, WA (US);
Miller Thomas Abel, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Johannes Klein, Sammamish, WA (US);
William Jefferson Westerinen, Issaquah, WA (US);
Scott C. Forbes, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Frank, Bellevue, WA (US);
Shai Guday, Redmond, WA (US);
Miller Thomas Abel, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Johannes Klein, Sammamish, WA (US);
William Jefferson Westerinen, Issaquah, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system is provided for determining reliability of data from a network or federated device. In one example, data from different devices in the network are compared and a relationship between the devices is determined. The reliability may be based on the relationship of the devices and/or similarity of data from the devices. In another example, reliability of devices and/or data from the devices may be based on a historical reliability of the devices.