Controlling access to technology based upon authorization
US8682800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/08
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for facilitating control of access to technology to authorized parties. A licensor provides licensure information to an application developer that includes a private key and a license, the license including an application public key and an identifying mark associated with the licensor, e.g., a digital signature. The licensor additionally provides a licensor public key to an implementation developer. The application developer and the implementation developer subsequently write the received information into the respective application and implementation. At runtime, the application adds ephemeral data and an identifying mark associated with the application to the application license and forwards the marked extended application license to the implementation. The implementation then validates the ephemeral data, the licensor's identifying mark and the licensee's identifying mark. Once all information is validated, the marked extended application license is validated and the licensed application may expose the licensed technology to a user.
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