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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022

Filed:

May. 14, 2020
Applicant:

Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);

Inventors:

Mallikarjunappa Kore, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Aung Htay, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Paul Hudgins, Roswell, GA (US);

Marek Gimza, Peachtree Corners, GA (US);

Assignee:

Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/1235 (2013.01); G06F 21/105 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01); H04L 9/0637 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for creating a license during a purchasing process between a customer and a vendor are provided. In one implementation, a method may be executable by a vendor system in communication with a customer device in a decentralized computing infrastructure. The method may include the steps of receiving a purchase order from a customer to initiate a purchase of a software or hardware product, where the customer is associated with the customer device, and receiving a public key from the customer. Additionally, the method may include the steps of creating a smart contract for controlling a license related to the purchase of the software or hardware product and sending a contract address associated with the smart contract to the customer to enable the customer to activate the software or hardware product.


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