Peer-to-peer trading platform with relative reputation-based item search and buddy rating

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7877353
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11646934

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A computer-implemented method and system is disclosed in which a network-based interaction environment includes a plurality of peer-to-peer nodes being able to communicate directly with each other using a peer-to-peer protocol and a peer-to-peer client application, the plurality of peer-to-peer nodes including a first peer-to-peer client and a second peer-to-peer client, a first peer-to-peer client application running on the first peer-to-peer client to maintain persistent buddy information on the first peer-to-peer client, the persistent buddy information including a buddy list identifying trusted peer-to-peer nodes of the plurality of peer-to-peer nodes, and a second peer-to-peer client application running on the second peer-to-peer client to maintain persistent reputation information on the second peer-to-peer client, the persistent reputation information including information related to the reputation of the first peer-to-peer client in the network-based interaction environment.

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EBAY INC2145 HAMILTON AVENUE SAN JOSE CA 95125

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ahmed, Zahid N San Jose, US 41 1363
Cockcroft, Adrian Nicholas Los Gatos, US 7 469
Ferrandiz, Josep M Palo Alto, US 10 498
Sundaresan, Neelakantan Mountain View, US 428 10718

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