Managing an entity

• US 20070240227A1
• Filed: 03/29/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Marley, Stephen, Rickman, Dale
• Application Number:
  US11/392,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20070240227A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4016 involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

In one aspect the invention is a method of managing an entity. The method includes associating an identity of an entity to reputation data, associating a rule to the identity based on status data and the reputation data associated with the identity. The method also includes determining a response based on the rule associated with the identity.

Claims

1. A method of managing an entity, comprising:

associating an identity of the entity to reputation data;

associating a rule to the identity based on status data and the reputation data associated with the identity; and

determining a response based on the rule associated with the identity.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising verifying the identity of the entity.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein verifying the identity comprises verifying the identity of a life form.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein verifying the identity comprises verifying the identity of an object.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein verifying the identity comprises verifying the identity of a system.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein associating the identity to reputation data comprises associating the identity to a previous action by the identity.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein associating the identity to reputation data comprises associating the identity to a group of entities.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein associating the identity to the reputation data comprises associating the identity to a geographic location.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the response comprises determining an action.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the response comprises determining entitlements for the identity.

30. The article of claim 1 wherein the instructions causing the machine to determine the response comprises instructions causing the machine to determining entitlements for the identity.

41. The method of claim 38, further comprising returning a public key infrastructure (PKI) token to the entity.

11. A system for managing an entity, comprising:

a reputation database having reputation data;

a status database having status data; and

a rules engine configured to interact with the reputation database and the status database, the rule engine configured to determine a response based on the status data and the reputation data associated with an identity of the entity.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising an identity verification component configured to be connected to the rules engine and wherein the identity verification component verifies the identity of the entity.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the entity comprises a lifeform.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the entity comprises an object.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the entity comprises a system.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the rules engine associates the identity to a previous action by the identity.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein the rules engine associates the identity to a group of entities.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein the rules engine is configured to associate the identity to a geographic location.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein the rule engine configured to determine the response comprises the rule engine being configured to determine an action.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein the rule engine configured to determine the response comprises the rule engine being configured to determine entitlements for the identity.

21. An article comprising a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions for managing an entity, the instructions causing a machine to:

associate an identity of the entity to reputation data;

associate a rule to the identity based on the reputation data and status data; and

determine a response based on the status data and the rule associated with the identity.

22. The article of claim 21, further comprising the instructions causing the machine to verify the identity of the entity.

23. The article of claim 22 wherein the instructions causing the machine to verify the identity comprises verifying the identity of a lifeform.

24. The article of claim 22 wherein the instructions causing the machine to verify the identity comprises instructions causing the machine to verify the identity of an object.

25. The article of claim 22 wherein the instructions causing the machine to verify the identity comprises instructions causing the machine to verifying the identity of a system.

26. The article of claim 21 wherein the instructions causing the machine to associate the identity to reputation data comprises instructions causing the machine to associate the identity to a previous action by the identity.

27. The article of claim 21 wherein the instructions causing the machine to associate the identity to reputation data comprises instructions causing the machine to associate the identity to a group of entities.

28. The article of claim 21 wherein the instructions causing the machine to associate the identity to the reputation data comprises instructions causing the machine to associate the identity to a geographic location.

29. The article of claim 21 wherein the instructions causing the machine to determine the response comprises instructions causing the machine to determine an action.

31. A method of managing people entering a country, comprising:

verifying an identity of a person entering a country;

associating the identity to reputation data;

associating a rule to the identity based on status data and the reputation data associated with the identity; and

determining a response based on the rule associated with the identity.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising verifying the identity of the person.

33. The method of claim 31 wherein associating the identity to reputation data comprises associating the identity to a previous action by the person.

34. The method of claim 31 wherein associating the identity to reputation data comprises associating the identity to a group of people.

35. The method of claim 31 wherein associating the identity to the reputation data comprises associating the identity to a geographic location.

36. The method of claim 31 wherein determining the response comprises determining an action.

37. The method of claim 31 wherein determining the response comprises determining entitlements for the identity.

38. A method of managing security for a system comprising:

verifying an identity of an entity;

associating the identity to reputation data;

associating a rule to the identity based on status data and the reputation data associated with the identity; and

determining the data and services the identity is allowed to use.

39. The method of claim 38 wherein verifying an identity of an entity comprises verifying a person.

40. The method of claim 38 wherein verifying an identity comprises verifying the identity of a software application.