Method and apparatus for sharing a digital access license
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1. [claim_M_B]A method for sharing a digital access license comprising:
- receiving a request to share a digital access license;
identifying a current license to be shared according to the request;
preparing a loaner license according to the current licensed to be shared; and
conveying the loaner license to a borrowing client.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sharing a digital access license by receiving a request to share the license, identifying a current license to be shared, preparing a loaner-license according to the current license and conveying the loaner-license to a borrowing client.
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1. [claim_M_B]A method for sharing a digital access license comprising:
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receiving a request to share a digital access license;
identifying a current license to be shared according to the request;
preparing a loaner license according to the current licensed to be shared; and
conveying the loaner license to a borrowing client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. [claim_A_A]An apparatus for sharing a digital access license comprising:
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processor capable of executing an instruction sequence;
communications interface capable of sending and receiving information;
memory capable of storing one or more instruction sequences and further capable of storing information; and
one or more instruction sequences stored in the memory including;
protocol stack that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to establish a communications connection using the communications interface; and
license manager that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to;
receive a request to share a digital access license stored in the memory;
identify a current license stored in the memory according to the request to share a digital access license;
execute the protocol stack in order to establish a communications connection;
prepare a loaner-license according to the identified current license; and
convey the loaner-license to the established connection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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