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System and method for software licensing

  • US 6,189,146 B1
  • Filed: 03/18/1998
  • Issued: 02/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising the following steps:

  • creating a license pack at a license generator, the license pack containing a set of one or more individual software licenses;

    signing the license pack with a digital signature of the license generator;

    issuing the license pack to a license server;

    verifying, at the license server, the license generator'"'"'s digital signature on the license pack;

    distributing the software licenses contained in the license pack from the license server to corresponding clients;

    determining whether an individual client has a non-expired license;

    in the event that the client has a non-expired license, forwarding the non-expired license to the individual client; and

    in the event that the client does not have a non-expired license, granting one of the software licenses from the license pack.

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