License managing method, semiconductor device suitable for license management and license managing system
US10936702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/1078
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A license managing method including an execution device that executes software and a software storage device coupled to the execution device further includes a license storage device that stores license information indicating the number of licenses for permitting a license of the software, and the license managing method includes the step of license-managing of controlling storage of the software to be downloaded into the software storage device or execution of the software by the execution device based on the license information stored in the license storage device when the software whose license permission is required is downloaded.
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