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US-2024330031-A1 · Oct 3, 2024 · US
License management system
US9201640B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9201640-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314073002-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Publication date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
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A license management system is provided for computer program applications, which includes an exchange network connecting a plurality of peer-to-peer network servers, wherein at least one network server of the plurality of peer-to-peer network servers acts as a provider server and at least one network server acts as a user server, and each peer-to-peer network server is configured to perform a method, which includes: controlling program installations according to respective license regulations; storing executable program codes to be distributed to requesting servers; generating, storing, and dispatching a metafile including at least license information on licensing conditions for a corresponding executable program code; sending a request for transmission of the metafile for a corresponding executable program code; downloading and storing a metafile; and downloading, installing, and executing the executable program code under the controlling of program installations according to the respective license regulations.
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What is claimed is: 1. A license management system for computer program applications, the system including an exchange network connecting a plurality of peer-to-peer network servers, wherein at least one network server of the plurality of peer-to-peer network servers acts as a provider server and at least one network server of the plurality of peer-to-peer network servers acts as a user server, and a network server of the plurality of peer-to-peer network servers is configured to p…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- G06F21/10Primary
Physics · mapped topic
- G06F21/105Primary
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9201640B2 cover?
- A license management system is provided for computer program applications, which includes an exchange network connecting a plurality of peer-to-peer network servers, wherein at least one network server of the plurality of peer-to-peer network servers acts as a provider server and at least one network server acts as a user server, and each peer-to-peer network server is configured to perform a m…
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- IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F21/10. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 01 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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