System and method for selectively enabling access based on lineage analysis of digital information
US7249103B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Software lineages arise through purchase and reproduction. Lineages are tracked by storing lineage-relevant information in variable regions of software instances and/or in a central database according to methods disclosed.
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