US 12,489,626 B2
Pairing hardware components to authorize operation
Marvin Duane Nelson, Boise, ID (US); Honee Lee Mesa, Boise, ID (US); Jennifer Lynn Melin, Boise, ID (US); and Brian C Mayer, Boise, ID (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 18/016,536
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/042766
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 17, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/019880, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0275760 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 9/3073 (2013.01) [G06F 21/445 (2013.01); H04L 9/3234 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first hardware component including:
a first memory; and
a first processor to:
initiate pairing between the first hardware component and a second hardware component of the apparatus to establish a trusted relationship between the first hardware component and the second hardware component;
in response to a successful pairing between the first hardware component and the second hardware component, compare a first setting of the first hardware component with a second setting of the second hardware component;
in response to a determination that the second setting corresponds to the first setting such that the second setting includes an authorized functionality of the apparatus, authorize operation of the second hardware component, wherein the first setting defines a functionality of the first hardware component and defines the authorized functionality of the apparatus, and wherein the second setting defines a functionality of the second hardware component;
determine that the second hardware component is a new hardware component installed in the apparatus;
receive, from a cloud service, an authorization of the second hardware component by the cloud service; and
authorize a new trusted relationship with the second hardware component based on the authorization of the second hardware component from the cloud service.