Network information system with license registration and method of operation thereof
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting, at a network device having a hardware processor, an activation request for activating an application installed in the network device;
accessing a unique device identification stored in the network device, the unique device identification being unique to the network device to distinguish the network device from other network devices;
sending, from the network device, a request to a license server for a product key to activate the installed network device application, the request including the unique device identification stored in the network device; and
in response to receiving the product key generated by the license server based on the unique device identification included in the request, activating the installed network device application.
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Abstract
A network information system, and a method of operation thereof, includes: an extraction module for extracting a unique device identification for sending to an e-commerce server, wherein the unique device identification is extracted from a network-connected device with a software application installed and not activated on the network-connected device; a settlement process module, coupled to the extraction module, for generating a notification based on the unique device identification for sending to a license server; and a key generation module, coupled to the settlement process module, for generating a product key for the unique device identification based on the notification for activating the software application to run on a computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, at a network device having a hardware processor, an activation request for activating an application installed in the network device; accessing a unique device identification stored in the network device, the unique device identification being unique to the network device to distinguish the network device from other network devices; sending, from the network device, a request to a license server for a product key to activate the installed network device application, the request including the unique device identification stored in the network device; and in response to receiving the product key generated by the license server based on the unique device identification included in the request, activating the installed network device application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network device comprising:
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a memory comprising; instructions; an application; and a unique device identification that is unique to the network device to distinguish the network device from other network devices; and one or more computer processor devices, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computer processor devices, cause the one or more computer processor devices to perform operations comprising; detecting, at the network device, an activation request for activating the application installed in the network device; accessing the unique device identification from the memory of the network device; sending, from the network device, a request to a license server for a product key to activate the installed network device application, the request including the unique device identification stored in the network device; and in response to receiving the product key generated by the license server based on the unique device identification included in the request, activating the installed network device application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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detecting, at a network device having a hardware processor, an activation request for activating an application installed in the network device; accessing a unique device identification stored in the network device, the unique device identification being unique to the network device to distinguish the network device from other network devices; sending, from the network device, a request to a license server for a product key to activate the installed network device application, the request including the unique device identification stored in the network device; and in response to receiving the product key generated by the license server based on the unique device identification included in the request, activating the installed network device application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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