Data security method utilizing mesh network dynamic scoring
AssigneeVisa International Service Association
InventorsTheodore D. Harris, Yue Li, Tatiana Korolevskaya
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Abstract
A method is disclosed. A user device may determine, prior to joining a mesh network comprising a plurality of user devices, a first data security value. The user device may then communicate with the plurality of user devices to join the mesh network. The user device may receive a plurality of additional data security values from a plurality of proximate user devices. The user device may then determine an updated data security value based at least upon evaluating the plurality of additional data security values associated with the plurality of proximate user devices. The user device may allow or not allow the user device to perform an interaction based at least upon the updated data security value.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- determining, by a user device, prior to joining a mesh network comprising a plurality of user devices, a first data security value;
- communicating, by the user device, with the plurality of user devices to join the mesh network;
- receiving, by the user device, a plurality of additional data security values from a plurality of proximate user devices;
- determining, by the user device, an updated data security value based at least upon evaluating the plurality of additional data security values associated with the plurality of proximate user devices;
- and
- allowing or not allowing the user device to perform an interaction based at least upon the updated data security value.
A user device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory device;
- and
- a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer-readable medium comprising code executable by the processor for implementing a method comprising:
- determining prior to joining a mesh network comprising a plurality of user devices, a first data security value;
- communicating with the plurality of user devices to join the mesh network;
- receiving a plurality of additional data security values from a plurality of proximate user devices;
- determining an updated data security value based at least upon evaluating the plurality of additional data security values associated with the plurality of proximate user devices;
- and
- allowing or not allowing the user device to perform an interaction based at least upon the updated data security value.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a user device, a security request message from a first user device;
- broadcasting, by the user device, the security request message;
- receiving, by the user device, a plurality of data security values from proximate user devices that received the broadcasted security request message;
- determining, by the user device, a data security value based at least upon evaluating the plurality of data security values;
- and
- broadcasting, by the user device, the data security value, wherein the first user device receives the data security value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.