DIGITAL CONTENT LICENSING METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of licensing the use of digital content on a digital content execution device, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a total number of licensed tokens for executing digital executable content on the digital content execution device;
assigning a number of tokens to each distinct digital executable content;
controlling use of the total licensed tokens provided to the digital content execution device by a license manager separate from and in communication with the digital content execution device; and
in response to a request to execute digital content on the digital content execution device, the license manager allowing execution of the requested digital content on the digital content execution device through the allocation of the number of tokens assigned to the digital content from a licensed token pool.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of licensing the use of digital content on a digital content execution device including providing a total number of licensed tokens from a licensed token pool for executing digital executable content on the digital content execution device, assigning a number of tokens to each distinct digital executable content, controlling use of the total licensed tokens provided to the digital content execution device by a license manager separate from and in communication with the digital content execution device and in response to a request to execute digital content on the digital content execution device, the license manager allowing execution of the requested digital content on the digital content execution device through the allocation of the number of tokens assigned to the digital content from the licensed token pool.
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1. A method of licensing the use of digital content on a digital content execution device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a total number of licensed tokens for executing digital executable content on the digital content execution device; assigning a number of tokens to each distinct digital executable content; controlling use of the total licensed tokens provided to the digital content execution device by a license manager separate from and in communication with the digital content execution device; and in response to a request to execute digital content on the digital content execution device, the license manager allowing execution of the requested digital content on the digital content execution device through the allocation of the number of tokens assigned to the digital content from a licensed token pool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15)
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11. The method of licensing the use of digital content on at least one digital content execution device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing access to a licensed token pool of licensed tokens usable by the at least one digital content execution device to execute digital content; assigning a number of license tokens for execution of each distinct digital content; and in response to a request to execute digital content on the at least one digital content execution device, a license manager allowing execution of the requested digital content through the allocation of the assigned number of licensed tokens assigned to the digital content from the licensed token pool only if the number of assigned tokens does not exceed the total number of license tokens in the licensed token pool. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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