Technique for Distributing Software

• US 20110075838A1
• Filed: 12/03/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kurzweil Cyberart Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Kurzweil Cyberart Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Yasuna, Jules A., Keklak, John A., Kurzweil, Raymond C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,468,520 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1063 Personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application

Abstract

A computer program product and method for installing downloaded software on a client system over a network is described. The product and method include generating an access key by receiving an installation key produced using a random number generated from a seed that is the value of a client system internal clock at the exact moment in time to the millisecond at which a software installation program was run on the client produce the access code by modulo combining the installation key and user name received by the client system.

Claims

1. A method of downloading software over a network comprises:

downloading the software and installing, the software including

generating an installation key by using a random number generated from a seed that is the value of a client system internal clock at the exact moment in time to the millisecond at which the software installation program was run on the client; and

producing an access code by combining the installation key and user name; and

performing a modulo operation on the result.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein producing the access code comprises:

adding the installation key to the user name on a digit by digit basis.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the modulo operation is a “

modulo 48”

operation based on an Ascii code.

4. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium for installing downloaded software on a client system over a network comprises instructions to cause a computer to:

generate an access key by receiving an installation key produced using a random number generated from a seed that is the value of a client system internal clock at the exact moment in time to the millisecond at which a software installation program was run on the client produce the access code by modulo combining the installation key and user name received by the client system.

5. The computer program product of claim 4 wherein producing the access code comprises instructions to:

add the installation key to the user name on a digit by digit basis.

6. The computer program product of claim 4 wherein the modulo operation is a “

modulo 48”

operation based on an Ascii code.

7. The computer program product of claim 4 further comprising instructions to cause the computer to:

send the access code back to the client system.