Radio frequency identifiers for providing user access to computing resources
First Claim
1. A system for controlling access to computing resources including:
- a reader to continuously transmit a wireless interrogation signal to a predetermined area;
a computing device, disposed within the predetermined area, operatively associated with the reader and having a software application residing thereon;
a portable wireless license storage device, remote from the reader and the computing device, wherein the portable wireless license storage device is to continuously transmit license information wirelessly to the reader in response to receipt of the continuously transmitted wireless interrogation signal when within the predetermined area and to cease transmission of the license information in response to a cessation in the receipt of the wireless interrogation signal from the reader, andan authentication computing device to receive the continuously transmitted license information from the portable wireless license storage device, to determine if the received license information is valid, to allow the software application to run while valid license information is continuously received, and to prevent or disallow the software application from running when the license information is not continuously received or invalid license information is received.
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Abstract
A system for controlling access to computing resources including an authentication device operatively associated with a computing device, the authentication device being configured to transmit an interrogation signal to a predetermined area. A computing device has at least one software application resides thereon. A wireless license device is configured to transmit license information to the authentication device in response to the interrogation signal and to allow the software application to run while the wireless license device is within the predetermined area and to prevent the software application from running when the wireless license device is not within the predetermined area.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling access to computing resources including:
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a reader to continuously transmit a wireless interrogation signal to a predetermined area; a computing device, disposed within the predetermined area, operatively associated with the reader and having a software application residing thereon; a portable wireless license storage device, remote from the reader and the computing device, wherein the portable wireless license storage device is to continuously transmit license information wirelessly to the reader in response to receipt of the continuously transmitted wireless interrogation signal when within the predetermined area and to cease transmission of the license information in response to a cessation in the receipt of the wireless interrogation signal from the reader, and an authentication computing device to receive the continuously transmitted license information from the portable wireless license storage device, to determine if the received license information is valid, to allow the software application to run while valid license information is continuously received, and to prevent or disallow the software application from running when the license information is not continuously received or invalid license information is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a computing environment, a method of controlling access to computing resources, comprising:
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continuously sending a wireless interrogation signal to at least one selected area; continuously receiving license information in an authentication computing device from a portable wireless license device, which is remote from the authentication computing device and the computing resources, wherein the portable wireless license device is to continuously transmit the license information in response to receipt of the continuously transmitted wireless interrogation signal and to cease transmission of the license information in response to a cessation in the receipt of the wireless interrogation signal; determining whether the license information is valid and licenses a software application to run on a computing device; allowing the software application to run while the authentication computing device continuously receives valid license information that licenses the operation of the software application on the computing device; and preventing or disallowing operation of the software application on the computing device in response to a cessation in the continuous receipt of the license information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A computing device comprising:
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a processor; a memory on which is stored computer-executable instructions that are to cause the processor to; determine whether license information is continuously being received from a reader, wherein the reader is to continuously transmit a wireless interrogation signal to a predetermined area and wherein a portable wireless license device is to continuously transmit license information to the reader in response to continuous receipt of the wireless interrogation signal; in response to a determination that license information is continuously being received from the reader, determine whether the license information is valid; allow a software application to run on the computing device in response to a determination that the license information is valid; and disallow the software application from running on the computing device in response to a determination that the license information is invalid; and in response to a determination that license information is not continuously being received from the reader, disallow the software application from running on the computing device.
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