Devices and methods of using network information in an authorization process
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1. A device comprising:
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a programmable processor to execute software that performs an authorization process that is a function of network information received by the network interface;
wherein the network information comprises information indicative of a network with which the network interface is able to communicate, and the software causes the device to perform a boot process such that if the authorization process is not successful, the device does not successfully complete the boot process.
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Abstract
A device comprises a network interface and a programmable processor to execute software that performs an authorization process that is a function of network information received by the network interface. The network information comprises information indicative of a network with which the network interface is able to communicate, and the software causes the device to perform a boot process such that if the authorization process is not successful, the device does not successfully complete the boot process.
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1. A device comprising:
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a network interface;
a programmable processor to execute software that performs an authorization process that is a function of network information received by the network interface;
wherein the network information comprises information indicative of a network with which the network interface is able to communicate, and the software causes the device to perform a boot process such that if the authorization process is not successful, the device does not successfully complete the boot process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable computer comprising:
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a network interface;
wherein an authorization process is performed for the portable computer that is a function of network information received by the network interface;
wherein the network information comprises information indicative of a network with which the network interface is able to communicate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer comprising:
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a network interface;
a programmable processor to execute software that performs an authorization process that uses network information received by the network interface;
wherein the software comprises an input/output system that performs a boot process such that if the authorization process is not successfull, the input/output system does not successfully complete the boot process. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving network information from a network interface included in a computing device, wherein the network information is indicative of a network with which the network interface is able to communicate;
performing an authorization process using the network information received by a network interface included in the computing device; and
denying access to the computing device unless the authorization process validates the network information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A program product comprising program instructions embodied on a processor-readable medium, wherein the program instructions are operable to cause a programmable processor included in a device to:
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receive network information from a network interface included in the device, wherein the network information is indicative of a network with which the network interface is able to communicate;
perform an authorization process using the network information received by a network interface included in a device; and
prohibit the device from completing a power-up sequence unless the authorization process validates the network information received from the device.
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