System and method for licensing applications on wireless devices over a wireless network
US7120429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/245
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for controlling software applications on one or more wireless devices where each wireless device is in selective communication with one or more application managing servers over a wireless network. Each wireless device has one or more selectively executable resident software applications and at least one software application requires a valid license for each execution, and upon the attempted execution of a software application, the wireless device determines if a license is present. If a license is not present, the wireless device selectively prompts, either automatically or at the direction of the user of the wireless device, an application managing server for transmission of a license, receives the transmitted license, and installs the license on the wireless device such that the software application is again licensed and executable.
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