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US Patent 6049789 - Software pay per use licensing system
US Patent Issued on April 11, 2000
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 24, 2018Estimated 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.
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June 24, 2018Estimated 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.AbstractA software pay-per-use (PPU) licensing system is disclosed. The PPU licensing system includes one or more licensor license management system (LMS) and one or more licensee LMS. Each licensee LMS includes one or more components that operate to grant pay-per-use licenses for software applications, including data collection on amount of usage licenses granted, and to monitor operational states of the pay-per-use license granting and data collection operations, including periodic reporting of state and usage license granted data to a licensor LMS. Each licensor LMS includes components that operate to receive, store and process state and usage license granted data for the software applications from the licensee systems, including verification of timely periodic reporting from the licensee LMS. | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 104459 filed on 06/24/1998US Classes:705/59, Licensing705/30, Accounting705/57Copy protection or preventionField of Search705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT705/57, Copy protection or prevention705/58, Having origin or program ID705/59LicensingExaminersPrimary: Trammell, James P.Assistant: Rosen, Nicholas D. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4791565, Apparatus for controlling the use of computer softwareIssued on: 12/13/1988 Inventor: Dunham , et al.4796181, Billing system for computer software Issued on: 01/03/1989 Inventor: Wiedemer5353219, Suggestive selling in a customer self-ordering system Issued on: 10/04/1994 Inventor: Mueller, et al.5553143, Method and apparatus for electronic licensing Issued on: 09/03/1996 Inventor: Ross, et al.5625690, Software pay per use system Issued on: 04/29/1997 Inventor: Michel, et al.5636276, Device for the distribution of music information in digital form Issued on: 06/03/1997 Inventor: Brugger5638443, System for controlling the distribution and use of composite digital works Issued on: 06/10/1997 Inventor: Stefik, et al.5638513, Secure software rental system using continuous asynchronous password verification Issued on: 06/10/1997 Inventor: Ananda5671412, License management system for software applications Issued on: 09/23/1997 Inventor: Christiano5673315, Method and system for software asset usage detection and management Issued on: 09/30/1997 Inventor: Wolf5745879, Method and system for managing execution of licensed programs Issued on: 04/28/1998 Inventor: Wyman5758068, Method and apparatus for software license management Issued on: 05/26/1998 Inventor: Brandt, et al.5790664, Automated system for management of licensed software Issued on: 08/04/1998 Inventor: Coley, et al.5884284, Telecommunication user account management system and method Issued on: 03/16/1999 Inventor: Peters, et al.5905860, Fault tolerant electronic licensing system Issued on: 05/18/1999 Inventor: Olsen, et al.5930357, Method of managing contracts for licensed program use and a management system thereof Issued on: 07/27/1999 Inventor: Fukui5935249, Mechanism for embedding network based control systems in a local network interface device Issued on: 08/10/1999 Inventor: Stern, et al.5940504Licensing management system and method in which datagrams including an address of a licensee and indicative of use of a licensed product are sent from the licensee's site Issued on: 08/17/1999 Inventor: Griswold Foreign Patent References
International ClassH04L 009/00 |
