Patent · US Expired

Network license server

US5023907A · kind A · utility

706Cited by

10References

26Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apollo Computer, Inc. · US

Inventors

Herrick J. Johnson · Marblehead, US
Margaret Olson · Nashua, US
Stuart Jones, JR. · Cambridge, US
Stephanie Bodoff · Somerville, US
Stephen Bertrand · Lexington, US
Paul H. Levine · Carlisle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 1988
Grant date	Jun 11, 1991
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2008

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2135
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for the management of computer programs in a computer network environment is presented. A network license server comprises a license server daemon which provides access to a computer program based on information stored in user and license databases. To track software usage, the daemon also maintains a log file which can be accessed by and interfaced with a network administration station. The network license server protects software vendors from unauthorized use of their software while permitting software programs and users to reside anywhere on the network.

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