Platform and method for dynamic software license

US9104844B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9104844-B2
Application numberUS-201213565941-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 3, 2012
Priority dateJun 5, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A platform and a method for dynamic software license are disclosed. The dynamic software license platform comprises a license pool, a register manager, a user configure unit and a license manager. The register manager receives a software application from a user end. The user configure unit grants a setting permission to the user end in response to the software application, and allows the user end to submit a license setting according to the setting permission. The license manager adds the software license provided by the software supplier to the license pool, and dynamically provides the software license from the license pool unit according to the license setting.

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What is claimed is: 1. A dynamic software license platform, comprising: a license pool; a register manager used for receiving a request from a user end to use a piece of software; a user configure unit used for granting a permission to the user end in response to the request, to thereby allow the user end to submit a license setting that indicates a scope of the use desired by the user end; and a license manager used for adding a software license provided by a supplier of th…

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What does patent US9104844B2 cover?
A platform and a method for dynamic software license are disclosed. The dynamic software license platform comprises a license pool, a register manager, a user configure unit and a license manager. The register manager receives a software application from a user end. The user configure unit grants a setting permission to the user end in response to the software application, and allows the user e…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fang Tien-Chin, Tsai Ching-Yu, Chen Ming-Jen, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F21/105. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 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).