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Embedded building conroller with stored software license information

US9147049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 16, 2007
Grant dateSep 29, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A building controller unit having a building controller adapted to control one or more building components of a building, and a license file stored within the building controller unit for storing software license information. In some cases, the building controller unit may include a license server for granting and/or denying software access requests from one or more software applications running external to the building controller unit based on the software license information stored in the building controller unit.

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