Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Business processing using cryptography – Usage protection of distributed data files
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-27
2008-05-27
Elisca, Pierre Eddy (Department: 3621)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Business processing using cryptography
Usage protection of distributed data files
C705S064000, C705S067000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10903942
ABSTRACT:
A method for reactivation of software products includes activating a first software product associated with a reactivation policy group. A hardware identifier derived from the computer hardware configuration is bound with the first software product activation. A second software product is activated having an associated reactivation binding list. Reactivation is requested for the first software product and an updated hardware identifier is associated with a reactivation policy group of the first software product. The second software product may be spared the request for reactivation if the second product can be associated with the reactivation of the first software product given the binding list is compatible with the reactivation policy group.
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Gunyakti Caglar
Hatlelid Kristjan
Hughes Aidan T.
Liu Yue
Pandya Ravindra Nath
Elisca Pierre Eddy
Microsoft Corporation
Woodcock & Washburn LLP
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