SYSTEM, METHOD AND MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PERIODIC SOFTWARE LICENSING

• US 20090055938A1
• 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:
  US11/843,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20090055938A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]

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 adverting 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 processors, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

sending a first request code for a term extension of a software license to a server, the term extension allows a software program to operate within a predetermined period of time;

providing the server with a classification code of the software program;

receiving content information based on the classification code of the software program; and

receiving the term extension for the software license.

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

forwarding a highest record achieved in the software program to the server; and

receiving content information based on the highest record achieved in the software program.

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

4. The machine-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising receiving notification of an expiration date for the software license.

5. 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.

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

determining an expiration date of the software license; and

providing notification of the expiration date.

7. The machine-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising sending a second request code for a sample of a product advertised.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising sending a third request code to purchase a:

product advertised.

9. 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 for a term extension of a software license to a server, the term extension allows a software program to operate within a predetermined period of time;

forwarding a highest record achieved in the software program to the server;

receiving content information based on the highest record achieved in the software program, and

receiving the term extension for the software license.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

providing the server with a classification code of the software program; and

receiving content information based on the classification code of the software program.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 9 further comprising receiving special offers on the content information, the special offers is selected from a group consisting of discounts, rebates and credits.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising sending a second request code for a sample of a product advertised.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising sending a third request code to purchase a product advertised.

14. A method for periodically receiving targeted content information in a software program, comprising:

sending a first request code for a term extension of a software license to a server, the first request code being initiated by a user of the software program, the term extension allows a software program to operate within a predetermined period of time;

forwarding a highest record achieved in the software program to the receiving content information based on the highest record achieved in the software program, and

receiving the term extension for the software license.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing the server with a classification code of the software program; and

receiving content information based on the classification code of the software program.

16. The method of claim 14, 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.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving special offers on the content information the special offers is selected from a group consisting of discounts, rebates and credits.

18. A method for perodically receiving targeted content information in a software program, comprising:

sending a first request code for a term extension of a software license to a server, the first request code being initiated by a user of the software program, the term extension allows a software program to operate within a predetermined period of time;

providing the server with a classification code of the software program;

receiving content information based on the classification code of the software program, and

receiving the ter extension for the software license.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

forwarding a highest record achieved in the software program to the server; and

receiving content information based on the highest record achieved in the software program.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising receiving at least one query on the content information, wherein the term extension is received if a predetermined number of queries from the at least one query on the content information is answered correctly.