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Software license management system that functions in a disconnected or intermittently connected mode

A license and software technology, applied in transmission systems, electrical components, electrical digital data processing, etc., can solve problems such as restricting legal use, unfairness, and inefficiency

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-04-13
HONEYWELL INT INC
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However, it is neither practical nor efficient to request a license from a license provider every time a web service is needed
On the other hand, it is unfair or inappropriate for a web service to hold a license longer than required
Allowing a web service to hold a license longer than necessary will most likely limit another legitimate use of that license

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[0027] Various embodiments and concepts used in this patent document to describe the principles of the invention Figures 1 to 8 It is illustrative only and should not be construed in any way as limiting the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the invention may be implemented in any type of suitably arranged device or system.

[0028] Each computer participating in the peer-to-peer software license management system of the present invention is called a node. In a peer-to-peer system, each node can accept incoming connections from other nodes and each node can initiate outgoing connections to other nodes. This characteristic distinguishes peer-to-peer systems from client-server systems. In a client-server system, only client nodes can initiate outgoing connections and only server nodes can accept incoming connections.

[0029] figure 1 A schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary first computer node 100 (also designated a...

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Abstract

A software license management system for a computer network is disclosed that is capable of operating in a disconnected or intermittently connected mode. The system is capable of borrowing software licenses from computer nodes (100, 200, 300) in one of three modes. The three modes include a fault tolerance mode, a service licensing mode, and a normal online mode. When network instability occurs, an executive logic layer software module (740) consults a set of rules to determine whether to automatically initiate short term software license borrowing using the fault tolerance mode or using the service licensing mode. The automatic short term software license borrowing continues as long as needed and then the normal online mode of software license borrowing is resumed.

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[0001] related application [0002] This patent application is related to another patent application entitled "Peer to Peer Software License Management System For Temporarily Relocating Available Software Licenses" filed here on the same date as U.S. Patent Application Serial No. [Case No. H0017067] by the same inventor . This related patent application is assigned to the assignee of the present patent application. The disclosure of this related patent application is hereby incorporated by reference into this application as if fully set forth herein. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates generally to software license management systems and more particularly to software license management systems operating in a disconnected or intermittently connected mode. Background technique [0004] Software license management is an essential service for any commercial software product to ensure the legal use of the software product and to ensure the proper distributio...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F21/00G06F15/16H04L9/32G06F17/00G06F11/00
CPCH04L2463/101G06F21/10G06F2221/2105G06F2221/0742H04L63/10G06F21/1063
Inventor D·J·帕文C·D·埃利奥特S·G·诺里斯
Owner HONEYWELL INT INC