Systems and methods for an iot device registry that provides for dynamic trust ratings of registered devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025104098-A1
Application number	US-202418970289-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 5, 2024
Priority date	Apr 16, 2021
Publication date	Mar 27, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for determining a trust indicator is provided. The method may include interpreting, via an Internet of Things Universal Identifier (IoT UID) processing circuit, an IoT UID corresponding to a device and identifying, via a record management circuit and based at least in part on the IoT UID, a record in a database corresponding to the device. The method may further include determining, via a trust analysis circuit and based at least in part on the record, a risk indicator of the device and transmitting, via an indicator provisioning circuit, the risk indicator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus comprising:
an Internet of Things Universal Identifier (IoT UID) processing circuit structured to interpret an IoT UID corresponding to a device, wherein the IoT UID is generated based at least in part on device property data, corresponding to the device, to provide a Seed of Trust; a trust verification circuit structured to generate a trust indicator request value that includes the IoT UID corresponding to the device; a trust indicator request provisioning circuit structured to transmit the trust indicator request value to an IoT device registrar server; and a trust indicator processing circuit structured to interpret a trust indicator generated by the IoT device registrar server based at least in part on the Seed of Trust and in response to the trust indicator request value.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the trust indicator is based at least in part on at least one of a location of the device, a time period, a software, or firmware version of the device.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the trust indicator processing circuit is further structured to authorize an interaction with the device based at least in part on the trust indicator.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the trust indicator processing circuit is further structured to prohibit an interaction with the device based at least in part on the trust indicator.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the trust indicator comprises a numeric value.

6 . The apparatus the apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the trust indicator is reflective of the device being a Greenfield device or a Brownfield device.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when loaded into at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
interpret an IoT UID corresponding to a device, wherein the IoT UID is generated based at least in part on device property data, corresponding to the device, to provide a Seed of Trust; identify, based at least in part on the IoT UID, a record in a database corresponding to the device; determine, based at least in part on the record and the Seed of Trust, a risk indicator of the device; and transmit the risk indicator.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the risk indicator is a numeric value.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the risk indicator is displayed as a color-coded value.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the risk indicator is based at least in part on at least one of a location of the device, a time period, a software, or firmware version of the device.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the risk indicator is reflective of the device being a Greenfield device or a Brownfield device.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the stored instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
authorize an interaction with the device based at least in part on the risk indicator.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the stored instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
prohibit an interaction with the device based at least in part on the risk indicator.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the interaction is an exchange of data with the device or is establishing a network connection with the device.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the stored instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
adjust the risk indicator based on an event of the device, wherein the event is at least one of a transfer of ownership, patching of the device, or an updating of a software and/or a firmware of the device.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the stored instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
interpret a device event message and updating the record in an IoT device registry based at least in part on the device event message.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when loaded into at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
interpret an IoT UID corresponding to a device, wherein the IoT UID is generated based at least in part on device property data, corresponding to the device, to provide a Seed of Trust; generate a trust indicator request value that includes the IoT UID corresponding to the device; transmit the trust indicator request value to an IoT device registrar server; and interpret a trust indicator generated by the IoT device registrar server based at least in part on the Seed of Trust and in response to the trust indicator request value.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the trust indicator is based at least in part on at least one of a location of the device, a time period, a software, or firmware version of the device.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the stored instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
authorize an interaction with the device based at least in part on the trust indicator.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the stored instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
prohibit an interaction with the device based at least in part on the trust indicator.

Assignees

• Somos Inc

Inventors

• Brazao Eduardo Correia Da Silva
• Brumer Steven Norman
• Klein Ian Michael
• Kong Li
• Plante Marc Rudloff
• Ramachandran Sridhar
• Shyu Kimberly Tashner
• Sliwa Robert Janusz
• Smith Jeffrey Scott
• Wendt Christopher Anton
• Yu Haofang

Classifications

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• H04L63/126

  the source of the received data · CPC title

• H04L43/0817

  by checking functioning · CPC title

• H04L41/0813

  characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings · CPC title

• H04L41/0806

  for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play · CPC title