Global positioning system hardware key for software licenses
US7272500B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/39
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for validating a license to use a computational component, comprising (a) a GPS module 108 to determine one or more of GPS timing information and a geographic location of at least one of the computational component 400 and a key device 100 in communication with the computational component 400 and (b) a validation agent 128 and/or 404 operable to (a) compare the GPS timing information against the license expiration date and/or compare the geographic location with at least one predetermined geographic location permitted by the license and (b), when the GPS timing information is outside of the permissible license term and/or when the geographic location is not a permitted geographic location under the license, determine that the computational component 400 is not validly licensed.
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