US 11,899,796 B2
Initialization geo-locking system
Wei Liu, Austin, TX (US); and Jason Young, Round Rock, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/505,264.
Prior Publication US 2023/0124661 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/575 (2013.01) [G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2111 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An initialization geo-locking system, comprising:
a chassis;
a location determination subsystem that is located in the chassis;
an initialization management subsystem that is located in the chassis and coupled to the location determination subsystem, wherein the initialization management subsystem is configured, during a first initialization process that begins in response to receiving initialization power, to:
determine that geo-locking is activated;
cause, in response to determining that geo-locking is activated, power to be provided to the location determination subsystem;
identify, subsequent to the power being provided to the location determination subsystem, a first current location determined by the location determination subsystem;
determine that the first current location corresponds to an authorized initialization location stored in the initialization management subsystem to obtain a first geo-locking authentication factor;
transmit, in response to obtaining the first geo-locking authentication factor, a second geo-locking authentication factor request to a management system;
receive, from the management system in response to transmitting the second geo-locking authentication factor request, second geo-locking authentication factor information;
determine that the second geo-locking authentication factor information corresponds to authorized authentication information stored in the initialization management subsystem to obtain a second geo-locking authentication factor; and
allow, in response to obtaining the first geo-locking authentication factor and the second geo-locking authentication factor, the first initialization process to complete.