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Method and system for optimizing license usage

An application example, a technique for software applications, applied in the field of license management

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-12-09
INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
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[0006] The flaw in all of these approaches is that the choice is driven by trying to make the best choice based on fixed rules

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[0016] With reference to the above, it is desirable to provide a method of dynamically selecting the best applicable license for a given instance of action, such as an instance of running a piece of software, so that when the application starts, the best license at that time can be assigned to the application. During the lifetime of the application, the optimal license may change or the license used may no longer be applicable. Below are some examples:

[0017] - the license used at the start of the application is released at a certain time so that it becomes the best available license;

[0018] - the original license is no longer used because the license has been altered in some way, such as adding additional constraints to the license, so that it is no longer suitable for the operating system on which the application is running;

[0019] - Certain changes in hardware configuration or management hierarchy, such as:

[0020] a. The OS hosting the application is moved from on...

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Abstract

In one embodiment, a system for license management includes logic adapted for arranging entitlement slots under a plurality of licenses, each entitlement slot being configured for affording entitlement to use of an instance of a software application during a particular time frame, logic adapted for determining a license use signature from recorded license attribution information, logic adapted for receiving a notification of an instance not attributed to a license, and logic adapted for attributing the non-attributed instance to one of the plurality of licenses as a function of the license use signature, wherein each license has an entitlement value defining a maximum number of entitlement slots that may be attributed to that license during the time frame and any given instance of the software application may consume any number of the entitlement slots including zero entitlement slots.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of license management and, more particularly, to software license attribution. Background technique [0002] Software is generally protected by copyright laws, and any use of software the copyright of which is not the property of the user is dependent on a license from the copyright owner. Such licenses typically impose constraints on the ways in which the software may be used, in particular the number of concurrent users who may use the software on a given system at the same time, the number of machines on which the software may be installed, and so on. In practice, there is often a fee for the license, and in some cases ongoing payments may be required depending on the extent and features of the software used. In addition, alternative license terms may be obtained in certain circumstances where use over time is involved such that a particular license no longer satisfactorily covers use of the software. Wit...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/06G06Q30/04G06Q30/06G06Q50/18G06Q10/00G06Q30/00
CPCG06Q30/04G06Q10/06G06Q30/06G06Q50/184
Inventor S·麦克莱伦A·佩龙B·帕斯托雷利
Owner INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP