US 11,695,558 B2
Systems and methods for distributed trust model and framework
Indrajit Ray, Fort Collins, CO (US); and Steven J. Goeringer, Westminster, CO (US)
Assigned to Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed by CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/461,357.
Application 17/461,357 is a continuation of application No. 16/206,546, filed on Nov. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,108,557.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/592,976, filed on Nov. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0399890 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 9/321 (2013.01) [H04L 9/006 (2013.01); H04L 9/3239 (2013.01); H04L 9/3265 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trust management system for a network communication ecosystem including a plurality of participating entities, comprising:
a processor in communication with the plurality of participating entities; and
a memory device in operable communication with the processor, the memory device including computer-executable instructions stored therein, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
(i) define and manage trust relationships between a first entity and a second entity of the plurality of participating entities;
(ii) process results of a trust query from the first entity to the second entity at a first time;
(iii) evaluate the trust relationship at the first time;
(iv) generate a first trust value for the first entity based on one or more trust indicators of the first entity determined for the first time;
(v) monitor the one or more trust indicators over time;
(vi) determine, at a second time subsequent to the first time, a change to at least one trust indicator of the one or more trust indicators; and
(vii) provide, based on the determined change at the second time, a second trust value for the first entity different from the first trust value.