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Method for licensing a tool chain

US11663301B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

10Claims

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Assignee

DSPACE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Matthias Nissen · Paderborn, DE
Guido Schaefergockel · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2021
Grant date	May 30, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 27, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/105
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for the usage-based licensing of one or more applications in a container, wherein the container comprises a license module, an application queries the presence of an application license via the license module and is only executed if an application license is present. In the license module, a linking of one or more application licenses with a unique identifier is stored, and the container comprises a settlement module, which retrieves a usage unit from an external license source. For the duration of an obtained usage unit, the settlement module provides the unique identifier in a secure data storage so that all applications linked with the unique identifier can be executed. A computer system and a computer program product are also provided.

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