System, Method and Machine-Readable Medium for Periodic Software Licensing

• US 20090055321A1
• Filed: 08/22/2007
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ehab Monsef Samuel
• Original Assignee: Ehab Monsef Samuel
• Inventors: Samuel, Ehab M.
• Application Number:
  US11/843,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20090055321A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule

Abstract

A system and method for periodically licensing a software having a server configured to receive a first request code for a term extension of a software license, the request code being initiated by a user of an application unit, the term extension allows the software to operate within a predetermined period of time, provide advertising information to the application unit, and provide the term extension for the software license.

Claims

1. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when read by a processor, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

sending a first request code to access content information, the first request code being initiated by a user of the machine-readable medium, the machine-readable medium being in a blocked mode, the content information is selected from a group consisting of advertising information and educational information;

receiving content information for display; and

receiving an unblock code for the machine-readable medium, the unblock code allows the machine-readable medium to operate within a predetermined period of time.

2. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising receiving at least one query on the content information, wherein the unblock code is received if a predetermined number of queries from the at least one query on the content information is answered correctly.

3. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising receiving special offers on the content information, the special offers is selected from a group consisting of discounts, rebates and credits.

4. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an expiration date of the unblock code; and

providing a notification of the expiration date.

5. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising sending a third request code for a sample of a product advertised.

6. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising sending a fourth request code to purchase a product advertised.

7. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a classification code of the machine-readable medium; and

receiving content information based on the classification code of the machine-readable medium.

8. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when read by a processor, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

determining an expiration date of a license for the machine-readable medium;

providing notification of the expiration date;

sending a first request code to access content information, the first request code being initiated by a user of the machine-readable medium, the content information is selected from a group consisting of advertising information and educational information;

receiving content information for display; and

receiving a term extension for the license, the term extension allows the machine-readable medium to operate within a predetermined period of time.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising receiving at least one question on the content information, wherein the term extension is received if a predetermined number of questions from the at least one question on the content information is answered correctly.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising receiving special offers on the content information, the special offers is selected from a group consisting of discounts, rebates and credits.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising preventing use of the machine-readable medium until the first request code to access the content information is sent.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising sending a second request code for a sample of a product advertised.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising sending a third request code to purchase a product advertised.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising:

providing a classification code of the machine-readable medium; and

receiving content information based on the classification code of the machine-readable medium.

15. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when read by a processor, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving license term information from a license term module and user identity information from an identity module;

sending a first request code to access content information, the first request code being initiated by a user of the machine-readable medium, the machine-readable medium being in a blocked mode if a software license has expired based on the license term information, the content information is selected from a group consisting of advertising information and educational information; and

receiving content information for display and a term extension for the software license.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising receiving at least one query on the content information, and wherein the machine receives the term extension if the at least one query on the advertising information is answered correctly.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising receiving special offers on the content information, the special offers is selected from a group consisting of discounts, rebates and credits.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

determining an expiration date of the the unblock code; and

providing a notification of the expiration date.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising sending a third request code for a sample of a product advertised.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 15 further comprising sending a fourth request code to purchase a product advertised