TOKEN LICENSING MAPPING COSTS TO ENABLED SOFTWARE TOOL FEATURES
First Claim
1. A method for incurring varying token costs for activating software tools depending upon enabled feature-sets comprising:
- receiving a request to activate a software tool, where activation requires a quantity of tokens of a token license model;
ascertaining an entity, project, user-set, user, or combination thereof corresponding to the request;
determining by querying preexisting indexed records, a feature-set to enable for the software tool for the request, wherein said preexisting indexed records associate different feature-sets to different entities, projects, user-sets, users, or combinations thereof; and
computing a token cost for activating the software tool with the feature-set enabled for the request, wherein token costs for utilizing the software tool varies depending upon the enabled feature-set, wherein said computed token cost is the quantity of tokens required to activate the software tool responsive to the request.
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Abstract
A request to activate a software tool can be received, where activation requires a quantity of tokens of a token license model. An entity, project, user-set, user, or combination thereof corresponding to the request can be ascertained. A feature-set to be enabled can be determined by querying preexisting indexed records. The preexisting indexed records can associate different feature-sets to different entities, projects, user-sets, users, or combinations thereof. A token cost can be computed for activating the software tool with the feature-set enabled for the request. Token costs for utilizing the software tool can vary depending upon the enabled feature-set. The computed token cost can be the quantity of tokens required to activate the software tool responsive to the request.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for incurring varying token costs for activating software tools depending upon enabled feature-sets comprising:
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receiving a request to activate a software tool, where activation requires a quantity of tokens of a token license model; ascertaining an entity, project, user-set, user, or combination thereof corresponding to the request; determining by querying preexisting indexed records, a feature-set to enable for the software tool for the request, wherein said preexisting indexed records associate different feature-sets to different entities, projects, user-sets, users, or combinations thereof; and computing a token cost for activating the software tool with the feature-set enabled for the request, wherein token costs for utilizing the software tool varies depending upon the enabled feature-set, wherein said computed token cost is the quantity of tokens required to activate the software tool responsive to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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