Ironclad notification of license errors
US7127442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/1073
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunication system comprises a computational component operating in a first licensing mode. The system includes a license manager 113 that identifies the occurrence of a predetermined licensing event and a mode setting agent 124 that notifies a user of the predetermined licensing event and determines whether or not the user acknowledges receipt of the notice within a selected time period. When the user fails to acknowledge receipt of the notice within the selected time period, the mode setting agent causes the computational component to operate in a second licensing mode, and, when the user acknowledges receipt of the notice within the selected time period, causes the computational component to operate in a third licensing mode. The first, second, and third licensing modes provide for a first, second, and third sets of operations, respectively. Each of the first and third sets of operations differ from the second set of operations.
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