Software license management system and management method
US11423122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An installation operator of a newly purchased analyzing device (10) performs software activation of the analyzing device PC (1) from an installation operator terminal (3) using his or her own account. At that time, the installation operator is registered in the server (5) as the license holder of the software. After that, when the installation operator issues a transfer request with an e-mail address of a device user who is a license transfer destination from a terminal (3) to a server (5) attached, a predetermined web page is created in the server (5) and an e-mail containing a URL is sent to the device user who has already acquired their account. When the device user issues an instruction of acceptance upon browsing the web page at the user terminal (2), the license holder of the software is transferred from the installation operator to the device user in the server (5).
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