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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Anni Dong, Redmond, WA (US);
Yanan Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian Stuart Perlman, Bothell, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
This document relates to securing ownership of devices to particular users when the devices are shipped directly from an original equipment manufacturer in order to prevent malicious use of devices that are lost or stolen. A purchaser may purchase a device from an original equipment manufacturer, and as part of the purchasing process, may provide ownership information for the device, which may include a user identifier and an identity provider. The ownership data can be written to firmware, and upon powering on of the device, the device can request a user identifier, which is then validated by the identity provider before allowing operating systems operations to continue on the device.