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System and method for controlling terminal application usage through subscriber-application association

  • US 20020188736A1
  • Filed: 06/11/2001
  • Published: 12/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for authorizing operation of an application on a terminal in a network, comprising:

  • initiating the application on the terminal of a requesting user;

    searching a local user data segment for an application identifier of the initiated application, wherein the local user data segment is unique to a requesting user and locally available at the terminal;

    searching for the application identifier on a remotely stored user data segment available on the network external to the terminal, if the application identifier is not located in the local user data segment; and

    if the application identifier is located in the remotely stored user data segment, updating the local user data segment on the terminal with the application identifier, and enabling execution of the application by the requesting user.

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