Methods And Systems For Providing A Trust Indicator Associated With Geospatial Information From A Network Entity

• US 20090165116A1
• Filed: 12/20/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scenera Technologies LLC (Scenera Research LLC)
• Original Assignee: Scenera Technologies LLC (Scenera Research LLC)
• Inventors: Morris, Robert P.
• Application Number:
  US11/961,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20090165116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for providing a trust indicator associated with geospatial information from a network entity. In one embodiment, first geospatial information identifying a first geospatial region reported as associated with a first network entity is received. The first geospatial information is included in a message from the first network entity. Second geospatial information is received from a second network entity associated with the first network entity. The second geospatial information identifies a second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity. A geospatial relationship between the first geospatial region reported as associated with the first network entity and the second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity is determined. A trust indicator identifying a level of trust associated with the first geospatial region is generated based on the determined geospatial relationship.

Claims

1. A method for providing a trust indicator associated with geospatial information from a network entity, the method comprising:

receiving first geospatial information identifying a first geospatial region reported as associated with a first network entity, the first geospatial information included in a message from the first network entity;

receiving second geospatial information from a second network entity associated with the first network entity, the second geospatial information identifying a second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity;

determining a geospatial relationship between the first geospatial region reported as associated with the first network entity and the second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity; and

generating a trust indicator identifying a level of trust associated with the first geospatial region based on the determined geospatial relationship.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the geospatial information is included in at least one of a content portion of the message and a network protocol portion of the message.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the second network entity is associated with the first network entity based on a predefined relationship.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the predefined relationship is based on the second network entity being included in a network path including the first network entity.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the predefined relationship includes a client-service relationship.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the second network entity is associated with a second network entity trust indicator for verifying the association of the second geospatial region with the second network entity.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the geospatial relationship is determined based on a communication between the first network entity and the second network entity.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the generated trust indicator is generated based on the second network entity trust indicator.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the level of trust is determined based on a task associated with the first network entity.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the message includes content and the content is processed based on the generated trust indicator.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the first geospatial information in a first sequence of geospatial informations identifiying a first sequence of geospatial regions including the first geospatial region, the first sequence of geospatial information received with a first sequence of time intervals between each pair of geospatial regions in the first sequence of geospatial regions;

receiving the second geospatial information in a second sequence of geospatial informations identifying a geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity in a second sequence of geospatial regions, the second sequence of geospatial information received with a second sequence of time intervals between each pair of geospatial informations in the second sequence of geospatial regions;

determining a relationship between each geospatial region in the first sequence of geospatial regions and a corresponding geospatial region in the second sequence of geospatial;

generating a sequence of trust indicators identifying a level of trust, each trust indicator based on the corresponding determined geospatial relationship; and

generating a mobile trust indicator identifying a level of trust based on the sequence of trust indicators.

12. A system for providing a trust indicator associated with geospatial information from a network entity, the system comprising:

means for receiving first geospatial information identifying a first geospatial region reported as associated with a first network entity, the first geospatial information included in a message from the first network entity;

means for receiving second geospatial information from a second network entity associated with the first network entity, the second geospatial information identifying a second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity;

means for determining a geospatial relationship between the first geospatial region reported as associated with the first network entity and the second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity; and

means for generating a trust indicator identifying a level of trust associated with the first geospatial region based on the determined geospatial relationship.

13. A system for providing a trust indicator associated with geospatial information from a network entity, the system comprising:

an interface component configured for receiving first geospatial information identifying a first geospatial region reported as associated with a first network entity, the first geospatial information included in a message from the first network entity and configured for receiving second geospatial information from a second network entity associated with the first network entity, the second geospatial information identifying a second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity;

an association manager component configured for determining a geospatial relationship between the first geospatial region reported as associated with the first network entity and the second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity; and

a trust indicator engine component configured for generating a trust indicator identifying a level of trust associated with the first geospatial region based on the determined geospatial relationship.

14. The system of claim 13 comprising a trust agent component configured for locating the geospatial information in at least one of a content portion of the message and a network protocol portion of the message.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the second network entity is associated with the first network entity based on a predefined relationship.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the predefined relationship is based on the second network entity being included in a network path including the first network entity.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the predefined relationship includes a client-service relationship.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein the second network entity is associated with a second network entity trust indicator for verifying the association of the second geospatial region with the second network entity.

19. The system of claim 13 wherein the association manager component is configured for determining the geospatial relationship based on a communication between the first network entity and the second network entity.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the trust indicator engine component is configured for the generating the trust indicator based on the second network entity trust indicator.

21. The system of claim 13 wherein the trust indicator engine component is configured for determining the level of trust based on a task associated with the first network entity.

22. The system of claim 13 wherein the message includes content and wherein the system includes an operating system component configured for processing the content based on the generated trust indicator.

23. The system of claim 13 wherein:

the interface component is configured receiving the first geospatial information in a first sequence of geospatial informations identifiying a first sequence of geospatial regions including the first geospatial region, the first sequence of geospatial information received with a first sequence of time intervals between each pair of geospatial regions in the first sequence of geospatial regions;

the interface component is configured for receiving the second geospatial information in a second sequence of geospatial informations identifying a geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity in a second sequence of geospatial regions, the second sequence of geospatial information received with a second sequence of time intervals between each pair of geospatial informations in the second sequence of geospatial regions;

the association manager component is configured for determining a relationship between each geospatial region in the first sequence of geospatial regions and a corresponding geospatial region in the second sequence of geospatial;

the trust indicator engine component is configured for generating a sequence of trust indicators identifying a level of trust, each trust indicator based on the corresponding determined geospatial relationship; and

the trust indicator engine component is configured for generating a mobile trust indicator identifying a level of trust based on the sequence of trust indicators.

24. A computer readable medium including a computer program, executable by a machine, for providing a trust indicator associated with geospatial information from a network entity, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:

receiving first geospatial information identifying a first geospatial region reported as associated with a first network entity, the first geospatial information included in a message from the first network entity;

receiving second geospatial information from a second network entity associated with the first network entity, the second geospatial information identifying a second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity;

determining a geospatial relationship between the first geospatial region reported as associated with the first network entity and the second geospatial region verified as associated with the second network entity;

generating a trust indicator identifying a level of trust associated with the first geospatial region based on the determined geospatial relationship.

25. A method for processing a message based on receiving a trust indicator associated with geospatial information from a network entity, the method comprising:

receiving first geospatial information identifying a first geospatial region reported as associated with a first network entity, the first geospatial information included in a message from the first network entity;

sending a request for verifying the first received geospatial information associated with the first network entity;

receiving a trust indicator identifying a level of trust associated with the first geospatial region associated with the first network entity; and

processing the message from the first network entity based on the level of trust identified by the trust indicator.