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License upgrade management

A technology for managing licenses and processing units, which can be used in cipher processing, data processing applications, and electronic digital data processing, etc., and can solve problems such as lack of functions

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-10-17
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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The trial version may not be fully functional, or may be fully functional for a limited period of time (for example, 30 days or a specific number of uses)

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[0011] The claimed subject matter is described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the subject innovation. It may be evident, however, that claimed subject matter may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the subject innovation.

[0012] As used herein, the terms "component," "system," "client," etc., mean an entity referring to a computer, either hardware, software (e.g., in execution), and / or firmware, or their The combination. For example, a component can be a process running on a processor, an object, an executable, a program, a function, a library, a subroutine, and / or a computer or a combination of software and hardware.

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The claimed subject matter provides a method for managing license upgrades in a computing environment. An exemplary method includes sending a request to upgrade a license status of application software program. The method further includes receiving licensing information indicating a change to the license status of the software program, the change to the license status of the software program being sufficient to allow the user to use the software program under the changed status automatically, and without further action by a user.

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Background technique [0001] When purchasing software, users can initially obtain a trial version for little or no cost. The trial version may not be fully functional, or may be fully functional for a limited period of time (eg, 30 days or a specific number of uses). In some cases, the trial version and the full version may be completely separate programs that must be downloaded (or otherwise purchased) at different times. If so, the user can first install the trial version to explore whether the program meets the user's desired needs. If the user wishes to upgrade to the full version, the full version must be purchased and installed separately. [0002] Alternatively, a trial version and a full version can exist in one program. In such a situation, the user loads the program, which initially runs as a trial version. A serial number or other activation code may be required to enable all features and functionality of the full version. If the user wishes to obtain a license ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F9/445
CPCG06F8/61G06Q2220/18G06F21/105G06Q30/00G06Q30/06G06F21/00G06F21/121G06F21/10
Inventor Z.李S.S.卡达姆S.德维维迪A.维梅斯特A.M.科亨
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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