Method and system for software licensing under machine virtualization
US8646098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/1011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system implementing software licensing management under machine virtualization are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system comprises a virtual platform running on a physical machine; a binding agent running on a host operating system of the virtual platform; a license enforcement module running on a virtual machine instance of the virtual platform. The license enforcement module is in communication with the binding agent. The binding agent enforces a mutex lock to ensure that only a specified number of license enforcement modules are running on the physical machine.
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