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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Barry A. O'Mahony, Banks, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/130 ; H04L 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/130 ; H04L 9/00 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus using a location receiver for computer security is provided. A system includes a processor and a bus coupled to the processor. The system further includes a location receiver for receiving a current location of the system, and a database including at least one authorized location for the system. The system further includes a comparator for comparing the current location with the authorized location. The system also includes a response unit for responding if the current location does not correspond to the authorized location.