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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Flexera Software Llc, Itasca, IL (US);
Inventor:
Leo Joseph Mullins, Currambine, AU;
Assignee:
FLEXERA SOFTWARE LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/08 (2012.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/121 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06Q 20/085 (2013.01); G06Q 20/1235 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01); G06F 2221/0713 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of authorising use of a computer program only able to be used when an authorised message is received from an authorising system includes providing an authorisation system, making a request to use a computer program, signalling the request to the authorisation system, the authorisation system recording the use of the computer program and providing the authorisation message to the computer program upon receipt of the authorisation message the computer program may be used.