Methods and systems for licensing computer software
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1. A method of determining whether a component defined in a computer program is authorized to activate, the method comprising:
- receiving an activation authorization request from the component;
accessing a license control file defining a plurality of mappings, each of the plurality of mappings associating at least one of a plurality of components defined in the computer program with at least one required license;
determining if the component is associated with at least one required license based on the plurality of mappings; and
providing a response to the component.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for determining whether a component defined in a computer program is authorized to activate. One method can include receiving an activation authorization request from the component; accessing a license control file defining a plurality of mappings, each of the plurality of mappings associating at least one of a plurality of components defined in the computer program to at least one required license; determining if the component is associated with at least one required license based on the plurality of mappings; and providing a response to the component.
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1. A method of determining whether a component defined in a computer program is authorized to activate, the method comprising:
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receiving an activation authorization request from the component;
accessing a license control file defining a plurality of mappings, each of the plurality of mappings associating at least one of a plurality of components defined in the computer program with at least one required license;
determining if the component is associated with at least one required license based on the plurality of mappings; and
providing a response to the component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for determining whether a component defined in a computer program is authorized to activate, the system comprising:
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a license control file defining a plurality of mappings, each of the plurality of mappings associating at least one of a plurality of components defined in the computer program with at least one required license; and
a license server configured to receive an activation authorization request from the component, to determine if the component is associated with at least one required license based on the plurality of mappings, and to provide a response to the component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for determining whether a plurality of components defined in a computer program are authorized to activate, the system comprising:
a primary license server configured to receive activation authorization requests from the plurality of components, to access a license control file defining a plurality of mappings, each of the plurality of mappings associating at least one of the plurality of components with at least one required license, and to provide a response to the plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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