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Patent No.:

US 10831896 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2014

Running local virtual disks containing applications with limited licenses

Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Charles D. Brant, Raleigh, NC (US);

Donald A. Cronin, Raleigh, NC (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:

Alexander G. Jochym

Primary Examiner:

Patrick McAtee

Assistant Examiner:

Edgar R Martinez-Hernandez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01); G06Q 50/18 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/575 (2013.01); G06F 9/45533 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 21/121 (2013.01); G06Q 50/184 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/06 (2013.01); G06F 8/63 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45562 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45575 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2137 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are techniques for receiving, from a client at a server, a request to access a software package for a specified duration of time, wherein the software package requires a license key; requesting the license key from a key server; transmitting a base virtual machine in conjunction with the software package and the license key to the client; booting the base virtual machine on the client; and utilizing an encrypted disk containing the software package on the booted base virtual machine at the client for the duration of time.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Brant, Charles. (2020). Running local virtual disks containing applications with limited licenses (U.S. Patent No. 10831896). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10831896

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