METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF INTERNET SERVICES

• Main Author: Minsky, Naftaly H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.02.2019
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Methods and systems for enabling an arbitrary Internet service to make a pledge regarding its interaction with clients, such that the pledge can be justifiably trusted by any potential client, even without having any trust in the service itself. An example system includes a pledge registry and a controller computing device. The pledge registry is accessible by client computing devices and includes information relating to promises and laws corresponding to the promises. The controller computing device is configured to provide the service to client computing devices in accordance with a promise. Such a promise may be referred to as a pledge. While a controller computing device may be associated with one service, the registry can serve a plurality of services. Clients can benefit from confidence that the stated promises would be fulfilled, and services can benefit by being able to attract more clients. Governmental entities can benefit by ensuring that service providers conform to federal regulations though the use of a hierarchical structure of promises. SOA-based systems can benefit by having its services create appropriate pledges.