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Method and system for enforcing a license dependency rule for a software application

US8739298B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Adobe Systems Incorporated · US

Inventors

Sanjeev Kumar Biswas · Bengaluru, IN
Akash Jain · Mountain View, US
Kanika Dalmia Gupta · New Delhi, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 2009
Grant date	May 27, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 17, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/105
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for enabling a software application that does not have independent licensing information are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a first software application is associated with a license dependency rule that indicates one or more other software applications that must be installed and activated in order for the first software application to be fully executed and used on the target computer system. A license manager module evaluates the license dependency rule, for example, by making remote license calls to verify the license status of the software applications identified in the license dependency rule.

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