US 12,081,667 B1
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 Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/215,074.
Application 18/215,074 is a continuation of application No. 17/461,357, filed on Aug. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,695,558.
Application 17/461,357 is a continuation of application No. 16/206,546, filed on Nov. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,108,557, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/592,976, filed on Nov. 30, 2017.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
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 for a plurality of participating entities including at least a first entity having a first electronic device and a second entity having a second electronic device, the trust management system comprising:
a processor in communication with the plurality of participating entities first and second electronic devices; 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:
(a) calculate, at a first time value, a first trust relationship between the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on a temporally variable context of the second electronic device with respect to the first electronic device at the first time value and a first type of access requested by the second electronic device to the first electronic device;
(b) establish a first level of access of the second electronic device to the first electronic device based on the calculated first trust relationship;
(c) monitor the temporally variable context of the second electronic device over time;
(d) determine, at a second time value subsequent to the first time value, a second trust relationship between the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on the temporally variable context of the second electronic device with respect to the first electronic device at the second time value and the same first type of requested access; and
(e) reconfigure, based on the determined second trust relationship, a second level of access for the second electronic device to the first electronic device different from the first level of access.