Method of controlling use of digitally encoded products

Details Method of controlling use of digitally encoded products Method of controlling use of digitally encoded products

2006-06-27

2006-06-27

Vu, Kim (Department: 2134)

Information security

Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...

C726S021000, C705S059000

Reexamination Certificate

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07069595

ABSTRACT:
A method (400) of controlling use of a software product (or equivalent digitally encoded products) on a data processing system of a customer by a supplier of the product. The method includes the steps of monitoring (433–447) operation of the customer system for detecting a condition of use of the product (such as the number of end-users running the product simultaneously), providing (450–462) reconciliation information indicative of the detected condition of use over a corresponding period of time to a data processing system of the supplier (for example periodically sending a corresponding message through the INTERNET), and updating (471–480) licensing information stored on the supplier system and indicative of a licensing condition of the product according to the reconciliation information.

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