Managing transfer of hosted service licenses

US9679279B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Korwin J. Smith · Seattle, US
• Hsuan-Cheng Lai · Issaquah, US
• David Zipkin · Seattle, US
• Eric Jason Brandwine · Haymarket, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2012
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 28, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed which facilitate transfer of licenses corresponding to hosted services. Customers may purchase licenses to services implemented by a hosted computing environment. Thereafter, customers may elect to transfer all or a portion of that license to a second customer. In some embodiments, a customer may transfer the entirety of their service license. In other embodiments, a customer may transfer only a portion of their service license. In still more embodiments, a customer may temporarily transfer a license. For example, a customer may transfer a license only when they are not using the license.