Method and apparatus for automatic license configuration updates
US10521569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/1075
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A license update engine is run as part of a license entitlement automation system. The license update engine is minimally executed daily and identifies, for example, content updates to be applied and licenses that have drifted from their definition. The license update engine then generates proposals for operators to consider. Accepted proposals update the license configuration. Thus, the license update engine identifies licenses and the definitions that are connected to them, including definitions that the licenses from which the were created and definitions that are linked to SKUs of entitlement purchases. Analyses relates three categories of proposal, including license types, applications linked to licenses, and usage rights on licenses. Proposals are stored in a database and operators can accept or ignore them. The database maintains a history of license changes.
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