发明授权
- 专利标题: Method and system for enabling decentralized, trustworthy and collaborative sharing of services
- 专利标题(中): 实现服务分散化,可信赖和协同共享的方法和系统
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申请号: US13421405申请日: 2012-03-15
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公开(公告)号: US08654386B2公开(公告)日: 2014-02-18
- 发明人: Hua Liu , Tong Sun
- 申请人: Hua Liu , Tong Sun
- 申请人地址: US CT Norwalk
- 专利权人: Xerox Corporation
- 当前专利权人: Xerox Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US CT Norwalk
- 代理机构: Fox Rothschild LLP
- 主分类号: G06F3/12
- IPC分类号: G06F3/12 ; G06K15/00
摘要:
Methods and systems for selecting a service provider are disclosed. Information pertaining to print service providers, including associated user and general reputation scores, are received. Each user reputation score identifies a user's perception of a print service provider's reputation. Each general reputation score identifies a general strength of the print service provider's reputation. A first set of providers is selected based on a threshold user reputation score. A second set of providers is selected (pseudo-)randomly. A trust score is determined for each provider in the first and second sets based on the associated user and general reputation scores. One or more negotiation providers are selected from the first and second sets based on the associated trust scores. One or more of the user and general reputation scores are updated for negotiation providers based on a quality of service provided or an offer provided to or by the negotiation provider.