Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Alwin Vyhmeister

Lili Cheng

William L Portnoy

Sean U Kelly

Richard Lloyd Hughes

Ryszard K Kott

Ziquan Li

Sunil Kadam

Sanjeev Dwivedi

Ariye M Cohen

Aravind Aluri

Varun Eda Naarayana Kulothungan

Saurabh Boyed

A master license entry that links a software application to a user identification can be made. Application licenses to use the software application can be roamed to multiple computing machines. Feature licenses for added features of the software application can be roamed to those computing machines as well. Multiple overlapping license rights for the software application may be linked to the master license entry. A count of how many license rights for the software application are linked to the master license entry can be maintained. Requests for licenses may be refused if the count of license rights has reached zero.

Software application license roaming

The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates self-regulation of a social network system based at least in part on user behavior, and in particular on good or desirable user behavior. The system and method involve monitoring user behavior such as user activity and user interactions with other users and the network itself. Several factors can be weighed to determine whether the user behavior is good. Network assets or rights can be allocated to good users in the form of gifts or trade exchange opportunities whereas less desirable or bad users may not receive such gifts or trade opportunities or assets and rights might be revoked from them. By watching user behavior and promoting good behavior in this manner, the social network can be managed and self-regulated to optimize the utilization and distribution of both limited and unlimited assets (e.g., network created and user created assets or resources).

Systems and methods to facilitate self regulation of social networks through trading and gift exchange

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