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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 10, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Anjali Banka, Reston, VA (US);
Brett E. Peters, Southborough, MA (US);
Heng Ji, Woburn, MA (US);
Jeffrey Lee James, Bothell, WA (US);
Mochi Li, Kirkland, WA (US);
Timothy H. Eshelman, Arlington, MA (US);
Matthew Jay Kotler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A provider of a subscription-based online service provides use of the online service to an end-user of an organization. A tenant account request is received from an administrator of the organization to establish a tenant account and authorize the end-user to acquire a subscription for the end-user to use the online service directly from the provider thereof. A subscription request is then received from the end-user to acquire the subscription for the end-user to use the online service. An individual license to use the online service is then assigned to the end-user, where this license allows just the end-user to access and use the online service. This individual license is then provided to the end-user.