EP 3639174 A1 20200422 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE ACTIVATION AND LICENSE TRACKING
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE ACTIVATION AND LICENSE TRACKING
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR SOFTWAREAKTIVIERUNG UND LIZENZVERFOLGUNG
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'ACTIVATION DE LOGICIEL ET DE SUIVI DE LICENCE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201715601909 A 20170522
- US 2017052567 W 20170920
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018217224A1] System and method for software activation and further tracking of its states on an end-user computing device (computer) was developed to provide software developers a flexible and secure tool for software distribution and gathering statistics of usage of software activation. The method consists of the following logical steps: (a) obtaining an acquisition confirmation; (b) requesting for a license; (c) issuing and delivering the license to End User, the license being secured with a private key by a server, and the private key is not stored at the client; (d) verification of license on the User's computer; (e) storing the license on the User's computer; (f) periodic tracking of activation state, (g) another action with the User's license, wherein the verifying the license comprises validating, at the client associated with the application, the license received from the server without any modifications, and saving the license to the client.
IPC 8 full level
G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G06F 21/10 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 21/105 (2013.01 - KR); G06F 21/1077 (2023.08 - KR); G06F 21/121 (2013.01 - KR); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01 - KR); H04L 63/12 (2013.01 - KR)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2018217224 A1 20181129; CA 3063223 A1 20181129; CN 110832479 A 20200221; EP 3639174 A1 20200422; EP 3639174 A4 20201118; JP 2020524836 A 20200820; KR 20200000448 A 20200102; MX 2019013986 A 20200121
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2017052567 W 20170920; CA 3063223 A 20170920; CN 201780091168 A 20170920; EP 17910865 A 20170920; JP 2019565383 A 20170920; KR 20197037546 A 20170920; MX 2019013986 A 20170920