Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Distributed data processing – Client/server
Reexamination Certificate
2003-02-20
2009-06-09
Caldwell, Andrew (Department: 2441)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Distributed data processing
Client/server
Reexamination Certificate
active
07546338
ABSTRACT:
Remote site connections are screened based on assessments performed by members of a trust community. Data based on a plurality of end-user assessments of particular remote sites are received at a server from a plurality of end-users. Each end-user is associated with a specific client machine which is in communication with the server. The server generates assessment scores based on the data. Each of the assessment scores may be a ratio of end-users. The server transmits the assessment scores to the client machines. The client machine selectively takes protective action against ones of the particular remote sites that have an undesirable assessment score generated by the server. The protective action may be determined by comparing the assessment score against an individually specified end-user rule, wherein at least two client machines have different rules.
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Caldwell Andrew
Fritz Bradford F
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
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