Process for implementing a method for the on-line sale of software product use licenses through a data network, and software component which allows carrying out said process
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Abstract
Online sale of software product use licenses through a data network by offering software products (SOFT) through vendor sites, purchasing a license on-line on one of said vendor sites, and activating said license on-line by a different licensing site. A specific component (COMP) is provided with the software product (SOFT) and identifying data (IDV) of the vendor site are transmitted during the download of the software product (SOFT). When the component (COMP) is executed in an equipment, the component (COMP) locally accesses said data (IDV) and identifying data (IDL) of the licensing site and activates the license by setting up an on-line communication with the licensing site.
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58 Claims
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1-42. -42. (canceled)
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43. A method comprising:
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electronically receiving in a second system from a first system a software module and incorporating the software module into a software product during the design time of the software product in the second system, the first system different from a system of the software product developer, the software module comprising executable instructions that when executed in a first electronic device assist in establishing electronic communication between the first electronic device and a third system for the purpose of initiating a purchase of the software product, or upgrades thereof, by the first electronic device from the third system, electronically transmitting from the second system the software product incorporating the executable instructions to the first system or to the third system, electronically transmitting from the second system to the first system or to the third system sales information related to the software product; and electronically receiving in the second system from one or more of the first electronic device, the first system and the third system, first data related with a purchase of the software product, or upgrades thereof, by the first electronic device from the third system. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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