Patent · US Expired

Method for causing a digital product to revert to a demo mode

US7353205B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 2004
Grant dateApr 1, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2025

Classification

  • 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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