Self-service customer license management application providing transaction history
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method comprising:
- maintaining a digital record of a software license, the digital record indicating rights associated with a software license;
under the control of a software user, accessing the digital record and adjusting the rights associated with the software license; and
automatically, maintaining a transaction history of adjustments of the rights associated with the software license.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A license management unit is described which provides for a web based access to digital records for software licenses. The digital records can indicate rights associated with the software license. A transaction history can be maintained including adjustments of the rights associated with the software license.
51 Citations
45 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
maintaining a digital record of a software license, the digital record indicating rights associated with a software license;
under the control of a software user, accessing the digital record and adjusting the rights associated with the software license; and
automatically, maintaining a transaction history of adjustments of the rights associated with the software license. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A license management system comprising:
-
a memory adapted to maintain a digital record of a software license, the digital record indicating rights associated with a software license; and
a processor adapted to provide a web application to allow a software user to access the digital record and adjust the rights associated with the software license and adapted to automatically maintain a transaction history of adjustments of the rights associated with the software license. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
-
-
31. A computer readable media comprising software to instruct a computer to do the steps of:
-
maintaining a digital record of a software license, the digital record indicating rights associated with a software license;
under the control of a software user, accessing the digital record and adjusting the rights associated with the software license; and
automatically, maintaining a transaction history of adjustments of the rights associated with the software license. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
-
Specification