Method and system to monitor installation of a software program
US7818741B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/105
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a system is provided of monitoring installation of a software program on at least one user computer. The software program may be subject to a license agreement that specifies a number of permitted installations of the software program. The method may comprising receiving an installation identifier identifying a useable installation of the software program on the at least one user computer and determining if the installation identifier is one of a set of installation identifiers. The set of installation identifiers may comprise at least one monitored installation identifier and the set may be created or generated when a number of user installations exceeds a limit of installations (e.g., a number of permitted useable installations). When the received installation identifier is one of the set, the method may comprise modifying the set so that the received installation identifier is no longer a monitored installation identifier.
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