System for adaptation of multiple digital signatures in a distributed network
First Claim
1. A system for managing communications, the system comprising:
- a plurality of devices associated with a user, wherein each of the devices are connected to the Internet and communicate data associated with the device to one or more entities; and
a computer platform including a memory device with computer-readable code stored thereon and at least one processor device in communication with the memory device, wherein executing the computer-readable code is configured to cause the at least one processor device to;
establish a plurality of entity categories, wherein each category is associated with an entity type and defines what types of data can and cannot be communicated to entities residing in the category,poll the plurality of the devices to determine which IP addresses each of the devices are communicating the data to and determine an entity associated with each of the IP addresses, andin response to determining which entities each of the devices are communicating the data to, manage communication of the data from the devices, wherein managing communication comprises;
determining which entity category each of the entities belong to and placing each of the entities in the determined entity category, wherein placement of the entity in an entity category automatically manages what type of data can and cannot be communicated from the devices to the entities placed in the entity category, wherein automatically managing what type of data that cannot be communicated from the devices to the entities includes;
reconfiguring settings in one or more of the devices to block transmission of a portion of the data communicated from the one or more of the devices to at least one of the determined entities, wherein the portion of the data that is blocked is based the type of data that cannot be communicated to the at least one determined entity as defined by the entity category determined for the at least one determined entity.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for managing communication of data from Internet-connected devices, such as those devices within an IoT environment. Specifically, the invention provides automated determination of which devices are communicating to which third-party entities and, in some embodiments, the type of data being communicated to such third-party entities. Once such information is known, the third-party entity can be automatically placed into a designated third-party category, which defines the type of data that the third-party entity is authorized to receive. In addition, a user can manage the communications from such devices by selecting to prohibit (i.e., block) or limit, based on data type, which data is communicated to which third-party entities. Additionally, the identity of the third-party entities can be authenticated/verified, such that if the third-party entity cannot be verified, communication of data to that entity is blocked or limited.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for managing communications, the system comprising:
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a plurality of devices associated with a user, wherein each of the devices are connected to the Internet and communicate data associated with the device to one or more entities; and a computer platform including a memory device with computer-readable code stored thereon and at least one processor device in communication with the memory device, wherein executing the computer-readable code is configured to cause the at least one processor device to; establish a plurality of entity categories, wherein each category is associated with an entity type and defines what types of data can and cannot be communicated to entities residing in the category, poll the plurality of the devices to determine which IP addresses each of the devices are communicating the data to and determine an entity associated with each of the IP addresses, and in response to determining which entities each of the devices are communicating the data to, manage communication of the data from the devices, wherein managing communication comprises; determining which entity category each of the entities belong to and placing each of the entities in the determined entity category, wherein placement of the entity in an entity category automatically manages what type of data can and cannot be communicated from the devices to the entities placed in the entity category, wherein automatically managing what type of data that cannot be communicated from the devices to the entities includes; reconfiguring settings in one or more of the devices to block transmission of a portion of the data communicated from the one or more of the devices to at least one of the determined entities, wherein the portion of the data that is blocked is based the type of data that cannot be communicated to the at least one determined entity as defined by the entity category determined for the at least one determined entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for managing communications, the apparatus comprising:
a computer platform including; a memory device with computer-readable code stored thereon; and at least one processor device in communication with the memory device, wherein executing the computer-readable code is configured to cause the at least one processor device to; establish a plurality of entity categories, wherein each category is associated with an entity type and defines what types of data can and cannot be communicated to entities residing in the category, poll a plurality of Internet-connected devices to determine which IP addresses each of the devices are communicating device-related data to and determine an entity associated with each of the IP addresses, and manage communication of the data from the devices, wherein managing communication comprises;
determining which entity category each of the entities belong to and placing each of the entities in the determined entity category, wherein placement of the entity in an entity category automatically manages what type of data can and cannot be communicated from the devices to the entities placed in the entity category,
wherein automatically managing what type of data that cannot be communicated from the devices to the entities includes;
reconfiguring settings in one or more of the devices to block transmission of a portion of the data communicated from the one or more of the devices to at least one of the determined entities, wherein the portion of the data that is blocked is based the type of data that cannot be communicated to the at least one determined entity as defined by the entity category determined for the at least one determined entity.- View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A computer program product including a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium comprising multiple sets of codes which, when extended by a computer, cause the computer to:
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establish a plurality of entity categories, wherein each category is associated with an entity type and defines what types of data can and cannot be communicated to entities residing in the category; poll a plurality of Internet-connected devices to determine which IP addresses each of the devices are communicating device-related data to and determine an entity associated with each of the IP addresses; and in response to determining which entities each of the devices are communicating the data to, manage communication of the data from the devices, wherein managing communication comprises; determining which entity category each of the entities belong to and placing each of the entities in the determined entity category, wherein placement of the entity in an entity category automatically manages what type of data can and cannot be communicated from the devices to the entities placed in the entity category, wherein automatically managing what type of data that cannot be communicated from the devices to the entities includes; reconfiguring settings in one or more of the devices to block transmission of a portion of the data communicated from the one or more of the devices to at least one of the determined entities, wherein the portion of the data that is blocked is based the type of data that cannot be communicated to the at least one determined entity as defined by the entity category determined for the at least one determined entity. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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