Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Business processing using cryptography – Usage protection of distributed data files
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-01
2008-04-01
Worjloh, Jalatee (Department: 3621)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Business processing using cryptography
Usage protection of distributed data files
C705S051000, C705S057000, C705S050000, C726S026000, C726S027000, C726S030000, C726S032000, C380S200000, C380S201000, C380S202000, C380S203000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07353207
ABSTRACT:
Software lineages arise through purchase and reproduction. Lineages are tracked by storing lineage-relevant information in variable regions of software instances and/or in a central database according to methods disclosed.
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