Location-enforced data management in complex multi-region computing
US10158615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A location-reporting request is sent by a processor to at least one remote server. The location-reporting request (i) requests processing of data away from a geo-location-aware client device and (ii) includes an instruction that instructs any available server to respond with a reported geographic location. An asserted geographic location is received from a remote server available to process the data responsive to the instruction in the location-reporting request. In response to determining that the asserted geographic location of the available remote server satisfies location-based data processing restrictions that regulate remote processing of the data away from the geo-location-aware client device, the asserted geographic location is verified using a geo-location assertion server. In response to a successful verification of the asserted geographic location of the available remote server, the data is sent to the available remote server to process.
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