Electronic License Management

In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining a license status of a software application. The method includes receiving a license status request to obtain an indication of whether a software application is licensed for use on a client computing device. The method also includes i...

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Hauptverfasser: WOMACK MARK D, HACKBORN DIANNE K, CANNINGS RICHARD G, ROSAEN KARL, JEYAKUMAR SANJAY, LIN JASPER S, PAREKH DEVESH
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining a license status of a software application. The method includes receiving a license status request to obtain an indication of whether a software application is licensed for use on a client computing device. The method also includes identifying identity information that corresponds to user identity information, device identity information, or both. The method also includes sending a communication generated from the license status request and the identity information to a licensing service, the communication being used by the licensing service to generate the indication based at least in part on the identity information and licensing information associated with the software application. The method also includes receiving a license status response from the licensing service that includes the indication. The method also includes sending the license status response to the software application for processing by the software application.