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License managing apparatus, license managing method, and license managing system

A management device and summation technology, applied in computer security devices, data processing applications, electronic digital data processing, etc., can solve problems such as prohibiting the use of applications, spending time and energy, and undetermined costs

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-05-26
SONY CORP
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[0004] However, because the traffic charging system charges for how many times the application has been used, the system tends to be more expensive than the license purchase system if the amount of license usage is very large
In addition, under the data charging system, the amount of fees charged has always been undecided, making it time-consuming and laborious to deal with the fees in terms of finance
[0005] Also, if the number of purchased licenses is exceeded under the license purchase system, this may limit the functionality of the app, or may prohibit the use of the app itself

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[0024] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment of the present invention issues a license usable until a predetermined point in time beyond the previous license when a request to issue a new license is received after all previously purchased licenses have been issued.

[0025] figure 1 is a block diagram showing a typical configuration of a license management system 1 that can be practiced as a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A license management system 1 includes a license management server 3 and client PCs (Personal Computers) 4, 4, etc., all of which are connected through a network 2 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Although in figure 1 It is shown that three client PCs 4 are connected, but this does not limit the invention. Alternatively, any desired number of client PCs may be configured in the system.

[0026] Each client PC 4 carries an application subject to li...

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Abstract

A license managing apparatus includes: a license management section configured to issue a license in response to a request from an external device carrying an application to be activated using the license; a database configured to store ordinary license information indicating the number of ordinary licenses yet to be issued until a predetermined maximum number of ordinary licenses being held are exhausted, and overdraft license information indicating the number of overdraft licenses issued after the ordinary licenses have been exhausted; and a transmission section configured to transmit the license issued for the external device.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a license management device, a license management method, and a license management system for managing licenses required to use applications. Background technique [0002] So far, two types of systems, a volume charging system and a license purchasing system, have been generally employed to provide the same application to multiple users in companies, schools, and other institutions. [0003] According to the traffic charging system, there is no limit to the number of users who will use the application. Alternatively, a fee is charged for the number of times the application has been used and / or the period of time the application has been in use. Under this system, users can use applications whenever they want and as many times as they want. On the other hand, according to the license purchase system, a required number of licenses is purchased in advance. As long as the number of purchased licenses is not exceeded, the...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/00G06Q30/00G06F21/00G06F21/10G06Q50/00G06Q50/10
CPCG06Q10/06G06F21/105
Inventor 西本一平
Owner SONY CORP