Software usage/procurement management

Details Software usage/procurement management Software usage/procurement management

2007-10-02

2007-10-02

Song, Hosuk (Department: 2135)

Information security

Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...

C726S027000, C726S030000, C380S278000

Reexamination Certificate

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09755975

ABSTRACT:
A method that includes (1) distributing authorization keys from a subscription server to computers on which copies of an application program are to be run, each of the authorization keys being associated with a validity period during which the authorization key will be valid, and (2) at intermittent times that may be as infrequent as the times when the validity periods end, distributing new authorization keys to each of the computers, the keys being distributed electronically in a manner that is transparent to users of the computers.

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