License compliance management
US9020856B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/1078
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, computer program products and systems for determining the level of use of a program associated with a license, by one or more agents, for comparison with a predetermined licensed level of use. In one embodiment of the invention, the method comprises the steps of collecting initial data from the one or more agents associated with a metric indicative of use of the program during a first predetermined time period, calculating the metric to determine a level use of the program for the first predetermined time period, receiving new data from one or more agents associated with the metric of usage of the program, where the new data arrives after the first predetermined time period, estimating a new value of the metric to determine a approximate level of use for a second predetermined time period from the original data, the metric and the new data and in response to a trigger event, recalculating the metric to produce a final value of the metric based on the original data and the new data to provide an indication of the level of use of the program.
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