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License managing apparatus, license managing method, and license managing system

  • US 20100088413A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2009
  • Published: 04/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A license managing apparatus comprising:

  • a license management section configured to issue a license in response to a request from an external device carrying an application to be activated using said license;

    a database configured to store ordinary license information indicating the number of ordinary licenses yet to be issued until a predetermined maximum number of ordinary licenses being held are exhausted, and overdraft license information indicating the number of overdraft licenses issued after said ordinary licenses have been exhausted; and

    a transmission section configured to transmit said license issued for said external device, whereinupon receipt of a license issuance request from said external device, said license management section references said ordinary license information to determine whether said ordinary licenses are still available,if said ordinary licenses are determined to be available, then said license management section decrements said ordinary license information numerically by 1 and issues one ordinary license to said external device via said transmission section, andif said ordinary licenses are determined to have been exhausted, then said license management section increments said overdraft license information numerically by 1 and issues one overdraft license to said external device via said transmission section.

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