Application US20190349426

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28. An apparatus, comprising a composite object in an IoT network, comprising: (8) (3)

a device owner comprising: a name server to provide names to sub-objects forming the composite object; and

a sub-object list of the sub-objects forming the composite object; and

a plurality of sub-objects forming the composite object; and

a blockchain recording the sub-objects forming the composite object.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein a sub-object comprises a composite object formed from lower level sub-objects. (0)

30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein a sub-object comprises an atomic object. (0)

31. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the name of the composite object comprises a hash calculated from the names of the plurality of sub-objects. (0)

32. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein each sub-object comprises a group keys permitting the sub-object to act on behalf of the group. (0)

33. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the device owner comprises an EPID server. (0)

34. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the device owner comprises a proxy broker. (0)

35. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the device owner comprises a blockchain. (0)

36. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the blockchain comprises a record of the composite object. (0)

37. A method for forming a composite object in an IoT network, comprising: (6) (4)

building a list of sub-objects in a device owner;

creating a collection group identifier;

committing the collection group identifier to a blockchain in a blockchain transaction; and

obtaining a group name from the blockchain in a name server.

38. The method of claim 37, comprising: (0) (2)

39. The method of claim 37, comprising: (0) (4)

accepting a join request from a sub-object;

confirming that the sub-object is a group member;

looking up the name of the sub-object in the blockchain; and

providing a group key to the sub-object from the name server.

40. The method of claim 37, comprising: (0) (2)

41. The method of claim 37, comprising creating the collection group identifier by: (0) (2)

42. The method of claim 37, comprising creating a name for a sub-object by: (0) (2)

43. The method of claim 37, comprising: (0) (2)

44. A apparatus for forming a composite object in an IoT network, comprising: (6) (4)

means for building a list of sub-objects in a device owner;

means for creating a collection group identifier;

means for committing the collection group identifier to a blockchain in a blockchain transaction; and

means for obtaining a group name from the blockchain in a name server.

45. The apparatus of claim 44, comprising: (0) (2)

46. The apparatus of claim 44, comprising: (0) (4)

means for accepting a join request from a sub-object;

means for confirming that the sub-object is a group member;

means for looking up the name of the sub-object in the blockchain; and

means for providing a group key to the sub-object from the name server.

47. The apparatus of claim 44, comprising: (0) (2)

48. The apparatus of claim 44, the means for creating the collection group identifier including: (0) (2)

49. The apparatus of claim 44, comprising means for creating a name for a sub-object, the means for creating a name for a sub-object including: (0) (2)

50. The apparatus of claim 44, comprising: (0) (2)

51. A non-transitory, machine readable medium comprising instructions to direct a processor to: (3) (3)

store a list of sub-objects for a group;

calculate a collection group identity for the group; and

provide group identity credentials to sub-objects in the group.

52. The non-transitory, machine readable medium of claim 51, comprising instructions to direct the processor to act as a proxy server for sub-objects. (0)

53. The non-transitory, machine readable medium of claim 51, comprising instructions to direct the processor to: (0) (2)

54. The non-transitory, machine readable medium of claim 51, comprising a blockchain comprising transaction blocks, wherein a transaction block comprises a collection group identity. (0)

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