Patent ID: 8621636

Claim:
A method for reporting sensor data associated with a communication network to a trust mediator, the method comprising: receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors; storing the sensor data for each sensor in an electronic storage device; receiving, 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; 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.