Rights management of cloud resources
US11494468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/53
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method include association of a first plurality of software licenses of a first type with a first subscription associated with a first plurality of cloud-based resources, determination of a first number of the first plurality of software licenses to activate based on the types of the first plurality of resources, activation of the first number of the first plurality of software licenses, monitoring of usage of the first plurality of resources, determination, based on the monitored usage, of a second one or more resources to associate with the first subscription, determination, in response to determining the second resources, of a second number of the first plurality of software licenses to activate based on the types of the second one or more resources, activation of the second number of the first plurality of software licenses, and association of the second resources with the first subscription.
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