System and method for operating a licensing server
First Claim
1. A method for operating a licensing server, communicating over a communications network with one or more programs residing on one or more remotely located devices, to distribute license data to a plurality of users to access one or more items of protected information at said remotely located devices, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a licensing server, an identifier previously unknown to the licensing server and associated with a request for access to the one or more items of protected information, the request having been generated by a program at a remotely located device, the identifier being based at least in part on one or more characteristics of an entity to which access to the one or more items of protected information is linked, different such characteristics being usable to provide access to different ones of the one or more items of protected information;
generating, at the licensing server, license data for providing access to the one or more items of protected information, using at least the identifier; and
transmitting the license data over a communications network to a location accessible to the remotely digital located device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of encouraging distribution, registration, and purchase of free copyable software and other digital information which is accessed on a User'"'"'s System via a Programmer'"'"'s Program. Software tools which can be incorporated into a Programmer'"'"'s Program allow the User to access Advanced Features of the Programmer'"'"'s Program only in the presence of a valid Password which is unique to a particular Target ID generated on an ID-Target such as the User'"'"'s System. Advanced features will thus re-lock if the Password is copied to another ID-target. If a valid Password is not present, the User is invited to obtain one, and provided with the means of doing so, and of installing that Password in a place accessible to the User'"'"'s System on subsequent occasions. The present invention also provides Programmers with means to invoke business operations as well as computational operations with their programs, and thus to automatically obtain payment from Users who elect to obtain passwords.
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66 Claims
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1. A method for operating a licensing server, communicating over a communications network with one or more programs residing on one or more remotely located devices, to distribute license data to a plurality of users to access one or more items of protected information at said remotely located devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a licensing server, an identifier previously unknown to the licensing server and associated with a request for access to the one or more items of protected information, the request having been generated by a program at a remotely located device, the identifier being based at least in part on one or more characteristics of an entity to which access to the one or more items of protected information is linked, different such characteristics being usable to provide access to different ones of the one or more items of protected information; generating, at the licensing server, license data for providing access to the one or more items of protected information, using at least the identifier; and transmitting the license data over a communications network to a location accessible to the remotely digital located device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for operating a licensing server, communicating over a communications network with one or more programs residing on one or more remotely located devices, to distribute license data to a plurality of users to access one or more items of protected information at said remotely located devices, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, at a licensing server, an identifier previously unknown to the licensing server and associated with a request for access to one or more items of protected information, the request having been generated by a program at a remotely located device, the identifier being based at least in part on one or more characteristics of an entity to which access to the one or more items of protected information is linked, different such characteristics being usable to provide access to different ones of the one or more items of protected information; means for generating, at the licensing server, license data for providing access to the one or more items of protected information, using at least the identifier; and means for transmitting the license data over a communications network to a location accessible to the remotely located device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer usable medium or media storing program code which, when executed on one or more computerized devices, causes the one or more computerized devices to execute a method for operating a licensing server, communicating over a communications network with one or more programs residing on one or more remotely located devices, to distribute license data to a plurality of users to access one or more items of protected information at remotely located devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a licensing server, an identifier previously unknown to the licensing server and associated with a request for access to one or more items of protected information, the request having been generated by a program at a remotely located device, the identifier being based at least in part on one or more characteristics of an entity to which access to the one or more items of protected information is linked, different such characteristics being usable to provide access to different ones of the one or more items of protected information; generating, at the licensing server, license data for providing access to the one or more items of protected information, using at least the identifier; and transmitting the license data to a location accessible to the remotely located device. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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