×

Application licensing using sync providers

  • US 8,925,110 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2012
  • Issued: 12/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for licensing an application using sync providers, comprising:

  • receiving a request for a license for an application from a client sync provider at a licensing service;

    receiving information relating to the license from a commerce partner offering the application via a commerce partner sync provider, wherein the commerce partner sync provider is an abstraction layer that exposes an application programming interface (API) of the licensing service to a commerce partner without enabling the commerce partner direct access to a provisioning layer of the licensing service;

    returning the license for the application to a client computing device;

    receiving information relating to a state of the license from the client sync provider; and

    adjusting conditions of the license according to the state of the license.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×