Appeal 2006-2855
Application 09/774,727
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant invented a centralized repository for electronically storing
reputation information relating to a user in a database. The user and/or third
parties (e.g., community organizations) can access the database after proper
verification. Such a centralized format allows the user to transport any
reputation data from one community to another. The user, however, can
control the dissemination of their reputation information by preventing
access to the user’s reputation information unless the user authorizes
releasing the information. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A reputation authority for electronically storing reputation
information relating to a user comprising:
a database for storing said reputation information;
security measures for verifying identities of at least one of said user
and a plurality of community organizations; and
a communication system for receiving said reputation information and
transmitting said reputation information to said plurality of community
organizations responsive to an authorization received by said user.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Coueignoux US 6,092,197 July 18, 2000
Lang US 2002/0046041 A1 Apr. 18, 2002
(filed May 10, 2001)2
The Examiner’s rejection is as follows:
2 The published application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) from
U.S. provisional application 60/213,638, filed June 23, 2000.
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