Purchasing of computer service access licenses
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1. A computer implemented method for automated purchasing of licenses, the method comprising:
- based on an evaluation of one or more license purchasing rules, initiating a license purchase;
purchasing a license at an online portal; and
automatically downloading and installing the purchased license.
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Abstract
Purchasing of computer licenses for accessing computer services can be integrated, automated, and secured in a variety of ways. License purchasing rules can be created and used to automatically purchase licenses. License purchasing can take place via an online license purchase portal. Purchased licenses can be automatically downloaded and installed. Licenses can be purchased through a licensor, or through a reseller. Purchased licenses can be stored. Purchased licenses can be in a format defined by a schema. A license schema can define fields for identifying and validating the license.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for automated purchasing of licenses, the method comprising:
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based on an evaluation of one or more license purchasing rules, initiating a license purchase;
purchasing a license at an online portal; and
automatically downloading and installing the purchased license. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system for automated purchasing of licenses, the system comprising:
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a license purchase portal operable to receive a license order from a customer and deliver a license based on the license order to the customer;
a licensor operable to generate the license based on the license order; and
a license storage system operable to store the license offsite from the customer in a customer accessible license storage account. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium having encoded thereon a license in a format described by a schema defined by a meta language, wherein the schema comprises:
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a unique license identifier field for uniquely identifying the license;
a license code field for validating the license during installation; and
a reseller field for identifying a reseller associated with purchasing the license. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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