Automated system for management of licensed software
February 26, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesModular software security Network license server Apparatus and method for licensing software on a network of computers Management interface for license management system Filters in license management system Method for licensing software License document interchange format for license management system Secure software rental system using continuous asynchronous password verification 5548645 Distributed license administration system using a local policy server to communicate with a license server and control execution of computer programs InventorsApplicationNo. 607081 filed on 02/26/1996US Classes:709/203Client/serverExaminersPrimary: Cangialosi, SalvatoreAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04L 009/00AbstractMethods and apparatuses are disclosed for providing a system for automatically tracking use of a software and also for determining whether the software is validly licensed and enabling or disabling the software accordingly. Exemplary systems involve attaching a licensing system module to a software application. Records of valid licenses are stored in the database maintained by the software provider. The licensing system module transparently forms a license record inquiry message. The message is transparently sent to the database over a public network, such as the Internet, to determine whether a valid license record exists in the database for the software application. The database forms and returns an appropriate response message that is interpreted by the licensing system module. The software application can then be appropriately enabled or disabled by the licensing system module. The receipt of the license record inquiry can be recorded in the database to monitor software use.Other References
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