STAKEHOLDER CERTIFICATES
First Claim
1. An electronic device capable of using a stakeholder priority certificate, the stakeholder priority certificate defining stakeholder requirements for attributes on the electronic device, said electronic device comprising:
- a memory for storing the stakeholder priority certificate including an authentication signature; and
a processor operatively coupled to the memory for authenticating the stakeholder priority certificate using the authentication signature and for comparing capabilities of the electronic device against the received stakeholder priority certificate to determine operation characteristics according to the stakeholder priority certificate.
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Abstract
An electronic device (130) uses a record (122) which defines capabilities desired for the electronic device. The requirements of one or more stakeholders are entrusted using stakeholder priority certificates (136). Signatures in the stakeholder priority certificates are authenticated by a device (130). A processor compares components (140) of the electronic device against the received record (122) and the trusted stakeholder requirements to determine operation characteristics of the electronic device (130). The processor can execute a conflict resolution process (133) to resolve conflicts among stakeholder requirements such as arbitrating among at least two of the stakeholders. The processor can resolve conflicts among the stakeholder requirements using a predetermined priority sequence (135).
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26 Claims
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1. An electronic device capable of using a stakeholder priority certificate, the stakeholder priority certificate defining stakeholder requirements for attributes on the electronic device, said electronic device comprising:
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a memory for storing the stakeholder priority certificate including an authentication signature; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory for authenticating the stakeholder priority certificate using the authentication signature and for comparing capabilities of the electronic device against the received stakeholder priority certificate to determine operation characteristics according to the stakeholder priority certificate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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