Claims
- 1. A method comprising,
generating data including restrictive routing information based on physical location.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the data in accordance with the restrictive routing information.
- 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising destroying the data if a network device receiving the data is located at a restricted physical location in accordance with the restricted routing information.
- 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising prohibiting the data from being transmitted to a network device located at a restricted physical location in accordance with the restricted routing information.
- 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising prohibiting the data from being accessed by a client device located at a restricted physical location in accordance with the restricted routing information.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the restricted routing information comprises a prohibited physical location.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the restricted routing information comprises a permitted physical location.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises a data packet.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises a file.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises a document.
- 11. A method comprising:
receiving data at a first network device; and routing the data to a second network device based on a policy determined using location information.
- 12. A system comprising:
network devices with associated physical locations; and data with restrictive routing information based on physical location.
- 13. The system of claim 12 further comprising a physical location server including a storage module configured to store the associations of network devices with their respective physical locations.
- 14. The system of claim 12 wherein each network device includes a storage module configured to store the association of that particular network device with its respective physical location.
- 15. The system of claim 12 wherein each network device includes a location module configured to transmit the data in accordance with the restrictive routing information.
- 16. The system of claim 12 wherein each network device includes a location module configured to destroy the data if the respective network device receiving the data is located at a restricted physical location in accordance with the restricted routing information.
- 17. The system of claim 12 wherein each network device includes a location module configured to prohibit the data from being transmitted to another network device located at a restricted physical location in accordance with the restricted routing information.
- 18. The system of claim 12 wherein each network device includes a location module configured to prohibit the data from being accessed by a client device located at a restricted physical location in accordance with the restricted routing information.
- 19. The system of claim 12 wherein the restricted routing information comprises a prohibited physical location.
- 20. The system of claim 12 wherein the restricted routing information comprises a permitted physical location.
- 21. The system of claim 12 wherein the data comprises a data packet.
- 22. The system of claim 12 wherein the data comprises a file.
- 23. The system of claim 12 wherein the data comprises a document.
- 24. Data comprising restrictive routing information based on physical location.
- 25. The data of claim 24 further comprising a header that includes the restricted routing information.
- 26. The data of claim 24 wherein the restricted routing information comprises network layer information.
- 27. The data of claim 24 wherein the restricted routing information comprises transport layer information.
- 28. The data of claim 24 wherein the restricted routing information identifies prohibited physical locations.
- 29. The data of claim 24 wherein the restricted routing information identifies permitted physical locations.
- 30. The data of claim 24 further comprising a data packet.
- 31. The data of claim 24 further comprising a file.
- 32. The data of claim 24 further comprising a document.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 USC §119(e) to the following U.S. Provisional Patent Applications: Serial No. 60/361,419, titled “A System for Network Definition Based on Device Location”, filed on Mar. 1, 2002; Serial No. 60/361,421, titled “A System to Regulate Access as a Function of Device Location”, filed on Mar. 1, 2002; Serial No. 60/361,420, titled “Systems and Methods to Define Location of a Network Device or a Networked Device”, filed on Mar. 1, 2002; Serial No. 60/361,380, titled “A System and Method to Provide Security in a Network Based on Device Location Information”, filed on Mar. 1, 2002; Serial No. 60/387,331, titled “Location Discovery and Configuration Provisioning Server”, filed on Jun. 10, 2002; and Serial No. 60/387,330, titled “System and Method for Switch Based Location Discovery and Configuration Provisioning of Network Attached Devices”, filed on Jun. 10, 2002. The entire contents of each of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (6)
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Date |
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60361419 |
Mar 2002 |
US |
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60361421 |
Mar 2002 |
US |
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60361420 |
Mar 2002 |
US |
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60361380 |
Mar 2002 |
US |
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60387331 |
Jun 2002 |
US |
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60387330 |
Jun 2002 |
US |