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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Daniel J. Kearney, Ulster Park, NY (US);
Thomas C. Long, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Budy Notohardjono, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Steven J. Ahladas, Highland, NY (US);
David Kumhyr, Austin, TX (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for preventing unauthorized use of protected equipment in violation of export regulations are provided. Aspects include periodically obtaining a location of the protected equipment and storing the location in a location log in a non-volatile memory. Upon receiving a request to operate the protected equipment, aspects also include obtaining the location log from the non-volatile memory and parsing data from the location log to determine whether the protected equipment entered a restricted geographic area. Based on a determination that the protected equipment did not enter a restricted geographic area, aspects include granting the request to operate the protected equipment.