Smart inclusion of technology at time of build
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsJohn Weldon Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
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Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for technology management on a hardware component of a device at the time of assembly. An apparatus has a processor and memory storage that stores code executable by the processor. The processor obtains a feature of the hardware component to be removed from the hardware component and operates a virtual fuse that removes a data region associated with the hardware component and permanently removes access to the feature on the hardware component. In response to operating the virtual fuse to remove access to the feature, the processor may indicate the status of the feature on the hardware component.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storage device that stores code executable by the processor to:
- identify a feature of a hardware component for removal from the hardware component;
- command a virtual fuse to initially encode a data region associated with operating the feature to prevent computational access to the feature and subsequently blow an electronic fuse to prevent electrical access to the hardware component, wherein encoding the data region and blowing the electronic fuse permanently disables the feature on the hardware component;
- and
- indicate a status that the feature is permanently disabled on the hardware component in response to operating the virtual fuse to permanently disable the feature on the hardware component.
A method, comprising:
- identifying a feature of a hardware component for removal from the hardware component;
- commanding a virtual fuse to initially encode a data region associated with operating the feature to prevent computational access to the feature and subsequently blow an electronic fuse to prevent electrical access to the hardware component, wherein encoding the data region and blowing the electronic fuse permanently disables the feature on the hardware component;
- and
- indicating a status that the feature is permanently disabled on the hardware component in response to operating the virtual fuse to permanently disable the feature on the hardware component.
A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions are executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
- identify a feature of a hardware component for removal from the hardware component;
- command a virtual fuse to initially encode a data region associated with operating the feature to prevent computational access to the feature and subsequently blow an electronic fuse to prevent electrical access to the hardware component, wherein encoding the data region and blowing the electronic fuse permanently disables the feature on the hardware component;
- and
- indicate a status that the feature is permanently disabled on the hardware component in response to operating the virtual fuse to permanently disable the feature on the hardware component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.