System and method for repurposing or disposing of an IT asset
US12386527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2143
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for use in repurposing, erasing data from, and/or disposing of an IT asset comprises transmitting a signal, for example an erasure target signal, from the IT asset to a server located remotely from the IT asset, receiving at the server at least part of a profile of the IT asset, and in response to receipt of the signal, for example the erasure target signal, at the server, identifying an action to be performed in relation to the IT asset based at least in part on the profile or part of the profile of the IT asset. The method may comprise transmitting instructions from the server to an erasure client, which instructions at least partially define the action to be performed in relation to the IT asset and in response to receipt of the instructions at the erasure client, performing the action in relation to the IT asset. The action to be performed may comprise an erasure procedure.
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