Supplementary trust model for software licensing/commercial digital distribution policy
US8091142B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/101
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible use licensing system for an application comprising a plurality of licensable products is provided comprising an application level product policy definition license, and a licensable product policy definition license corresponding to each licensable product. The flexible use license further comprises a rights account certificate for validating the use license against a variety of environmental conditions, and an external validation component for validating the use license at a licensing authority without the transmittal of the entire use license.
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