Automated method for electronic software distribution

Details Automated method for electronic software distribution Automated method for electronic software distribution

1997-09-30

2000-10-17

Rinehart, Mark H.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing

Network resources access controlling

709225, 709219, 709300, 705 54, 705 44, 705 26, 705 39, 717 11, 713200, 713201, 713202, G06F 1516, G06F 15173

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061345938

ABSTRACT:
A method for a user to automatically order, unlock and pay for a vendor software application via an automated telephony and/or Internet system. The user requests access to a vendor software application. If access is not allowed, the user transmits a computing device identifier identifying the computing device on which the vendor software application is executing, a vendor software product distribution identifier, and a vendor identifier to a aserver. Pricing data is provided to the user, and payment for the vendor software application is processed before access is granted thereto. After payment processing, the server then transmits a password to the client based on the identifiers. Thereafter, the user enters the password to gain access to and execute the vendor software application to which access was previously denied.

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