Software anti-piracy protection

US8095987B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Satish Shetty · Beaverton, US
• Michelle Lynn Holtmann · Covington, US
• Wei Jiang · Redmond, US
• Wen-Pin Hsu
• Wen Wha Lee · Bellevue, US
• Qiong Tang · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 4, 2008
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 8, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F21/10
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Licensing aspects of vendor software packages can be protected with reduced user interaction and effort by automating licensing exploit identification, and if allowed, exploit correction. Automating licensing exploit detection ensures that known exploits are more quickly and efficiently discovered to help maintain genuine software status. Minimizing user interaction in licensing exploit detection and correction involves less disruption to users and generally supports increased user satisfaction with vendor software package usage.