Method for supervising software execution in a license restricted environment
US5796941A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/121
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for supervising the execution of a job in a license restricted environment is disclosed. According to the license restricted environment, some networked machines are licensed for a first type of processing and other machines are licensed for a second (or other) types of processing. In executing a job that requires processing portions or segments of both the first and second types of processing, when the job begins processing the job using the first types of processing on a suitably licensed machine and then fails when attempting to process the job using the second types of processing on the same machine because of a license violation. The method for supervising operates in an automated fashion to detect the stoppage of the job due to license failure and to resume the remaining portions or segments of the job for processing using the second types of processing on a suitably licensed machine.
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