Adobe, Inc.

Li-qian Liu

Xuejun Xu

Shyam Sunder Vijay

Katherine K Nadell

Nobuo Griffin

Vivek Misra

Digby Grant Horner

A method, an apparatus and a system perform software deactivation based on a deactivation time period. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a communication from a first client machine to deactivate a license of a software product that was previously activated on the first client machine. The method also includes determining a specified time period of deactivation. The method includes deactivating the license of the software product from the first client machine responsive to a determination that the license was previously activated on the first client machine during the specified time period of deactivation.

Software deactivation based on a deactivation time period

A system receives a serial number for software to be installed on a computer system and decodes the serial number to identify a license type associated with the software. The system obtains a license configuration corresponding to the license type associated with the software and communicates with a licensing server based on the license configuration for production of an authorization code to allow operation of the software on a computer system. The system receives an authorization code from the licensing server allowing operation of the software on the computer system.

Single binary software license distribution

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Li-qian Liu