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Software deactivation based on a deactivation time period

US8479307B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Adobe Systems Incorporated · US

Inventors

Xuejun Xu · Cupertino, US
Katherine K. Nadell · San Jose, US
Li Liu · San Jose, US
Nobuo Griffin · San Francisco, US
Vivek Misra · San Jose, US
Shyam Sunder Vijay · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2011
Grant date	Jul 2, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 5, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/121
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, an apparatus and a system perform software deactivation based on a deactivation time period. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a communication from a first client machine to deactivate a license of a software product that was previously activated on the first client machine. The method also includes determining a specified time period of deactivation. The method includes deactivating the license of the software product from the first client machine responsive to a determination that the license was previously activated on the first client machine during the specified time period of deactivation.

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