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Managing policies for data processing systems using out of band communication channels

US12348569B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Bassem El-Azzami · Austin, US
Abeye Teshome · Austin, US
Richard M. Tonry · Austin, US
Mohit Arora · Faridabad, IN
Adolfo S. Montero · Pflugerville, US
Vinodkumar Vasudev Ottar · McKinney, US
Luis Antonio Valencia Reyes · Waxahachie, US
Rajaravi Chandra Kollarapu · Allen, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2023
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 29, 2044

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for managing policies for data processing systems are disclosed. A management controller for the data processing system may utilize an out of band communication channel to obtain a policy for the data processing system from a trusted management system if the data processing system is reported as lost or stolen by an owner of the data processing system. The management controller may identify a state of the data processing system as powered or unpowered. The management controller may then identify one or more actions specified by the policy and based on the state of the data processing system to be performed. By doing so, the management controller may discourage unintended use of the data processing system by a user other than the owner of the data processing system.

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