Methods and apparatus to protect data
US7945586B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2111
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for providing protection for a data file is disclosed. The method includes employing allowable location information to control access to information of the data file, wherein the allowable location information is associated with the data file The information in the data file is inaccessible if a location of a computer employed to access the data file is not within an allowable geographic area defined by the allowable location information.
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