Systems, methods, and computer program products for collecting and reporting sensor data in a communication network

A system for reporting sensor data associated with a communication network to a trust mediator, the system comprising:

• an electronic storage device;
• and
• a microprocessor coupled to a memory and the electronic storage device, wherein the microprocessor is configured to:
• receive sensor data from a plurality of sensors,
• store the sensor data for each sensor in the electronic storage device,
• receive, from the trust mediator, a plurality of data reporting instructions via the communication network,
• wherein the plurality of data reporting instructions identify a cluster of sensors selected from the plurality of sensors and indicate a data reporting technique for each sensor of the cluster of sensors, and
• wherein the trust mediator selects each sensor of the cluster of sensors and determines the data reporting technique for each sensor of the cluster of sensors, based on one or more risks associated with sensor data previously received by the trust mediator,
• store the plurality of data reporting instructions in the electronic storage device, and
• transmit, to the trust mediator over the communication network, at least a portion of the sensor data from the cluster of sensors based on the plurality of data reporting instructions.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions, which, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform:

• receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors;
• storing the sensor data for each sensor in an electronic storage device;
• receiving, from a trust mediator, a plurality of data reporting instructions via the communication network,
• wherein the plurality of data reporting instructions identify a cluster of sensors selected from the plurality of sensors and indicate a data reporting technique for each sensor of the cluster of sensors, and
• wherein the trust mediator selects each sensor of the cluster of sensors and determines the data reporting technique for each sensor of the cluster of sensors, based on one or more risks associated with sensor data previously received by the trust mediator;
• storing the plurality of data reporting instructions in the electronic storage device;
• and
• transmitting, to the trust mediator over the communication network, at least a portion of the sensor data from the cluster of sensors based on the plurality of data reporting instructions.