Prepaid licensing system and method

Details Prepaid licensing system and method Prepaid licensing system and method

2004-01-23

2010-10-19

Fischer, Andrew J. (Department: 3621)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Business processing using cryptography

Usage protection of distributed data files

C705S052000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07818259

ABSTRACT:
A prepaid licensing method permits the prepaid licensing of software on a machine in a secure manner. The method includes storing information for licensing at least one prepaid use of software on a machine. The information, which can be in the form of a software option, includes unique and unchangeable information identifying the machine, and information for measuring a number of uses of the software on the machine. The method includes locally granting a license for the number of prepaid uses of the software on the machine, based upon the stored information.

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