License redistributing method, moderator and license controlling system thereof

US8966086B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8966086-B2
Application numberUS-200913496923-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 23, 2009
Priority dateNov 23, 2009
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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The present invention provides a method for redistributing the license tokens to the traffic nodes to make the license tokens can be efficiently distributed to the traffic node. The method including: collecting usage information of each of the traffic nodes; determining a set of license tokens for each of the traffic nodes; and commanding a first group of traffic node(s) to release license tokens and commanding a second group of traffic node(s) to request license tokens based on the usage information and the set of license tokens. A moderator, used in a license controlling system which can efficiently redistribute the license tokens among the traffic nodes, is provided and a controlling system which including this moderator is also provided.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for redistributing license tokens to a plurality of traffic nodes in a license controlling system, the method comprising: receiving, by a moderator, a request for redistribution from any of the traffic nodes; checking, by the moderator, whether the redistribution request is allowed by comparing interval between the request and a last request with a predetermined period of time, when the interval is more than or equal to the predetermined per…

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What does patent US8966086B2 cover?
The present invention provides a method for redistributing the license tokens to the traffic nodes to make the license tokens can be efficiently distributed to the traffic node. The method including: collecting usage information of each of the traffic nodes; determining a set of license tokens for each of the traffic nodes; and commanding a first group of traffic node(s) to release license toke…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zhu Zhongwen, Long Hongxia Lawrence, Lv Li Ally, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L63/0807. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).