US 11,637,746 B2 · Object identification for groups of IoT devices

Abstract

An Internet of Things (IoT) network composite object includes a device owner with name server and sub-object list, sub-objects, and a blockchain recording the sub-objects. An IoT network composite object includes a device owner with composite object type name server, and blockchain. An IoT network coalition group includes coalition group name server, coalition group member list, and blockchain. An IoT network apparatus includes device identity generator, message publisher, network applier, device describer, and packer sender. An IoT network apparatus includes a device registrar to register device to first network through a portal to second network, device joiner, token requester, and authentication request sender. An IoT network apparatus includes an identity verifier to verify the identity of an authentication request, and an authentication request response returner. An IoT network apparatus including a caller entity credential issuer, an object entity provisioner, credential presenter, and access control list policy applier.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

at least one memory;
machine readable instructions;
and
processor circuitry to execute the machine readable instructions to:
generate a permissions guide associated with access to a decentralized network;
obtain a request from a first device to join the decentralized network as a blockchain client, the request including at least one of a first attribute or an identity of the first device, the decentralized network including network devices that are authorized to access a private blockchain, the authorization to occur before the request;
authenticate the first device to access the decentralized network based on a comparison of at least one of the first attribute or the identity to authentication data in the permissions guide, the permissions guide to reflect the authorization of access to the decentralized network by the network devices;
record a blockchain transaction in the blockchain after an authentication of the first device based on the comparison, the blockchain transaction associated with network data sent from the first device;
and
cause transmission of the network data from the first device to a second device via the decentralized network.

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At least one storage disk or device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause processor circuitry to at least:

generate a permissions guide associated with access to a decentralized network;
obtain a request from a first device to join the decentralized network as a blockchain client, the request including at least one of a first attribute or an identity of the first device, the decentralized network including network devices that are authorized to access a private blockchain, the authorization to occur prior to the request;
validate the first device to access the decentralized network based on a comparison of at least one of the first attribute or the identity to authentication data in the permissions guide, the permissions guide to reflect the authorization of access to the decentralized network by the network devices;
cause storage of a blockchain transaction in the blockchain after a validation of the first device based on the comparison, the blockchain transaction associated with network data transmitted from the first device;
and
facilitate transmission of the network data from the first device to a second device via the decentralized network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Object identification for groups of IoT devices

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Abstract

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