Licensing using a node locked virtual machine
US10176307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of licensing software to a particular instance of a virtual machine that is being run as part of an Active Directory domain. Since a virtual machine is a simulation of a physical machine, i.e. a computer, it can easily be cloned to produce an exact duplicate. This poses a problem when it is desired to license an instance of software for use only on a particular virtual machine. The technology disclosed allows for software to be licensed for execution only on a particular instance of a virtual machine that is being run as part of an Active Directory domain.
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