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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Andrew Christopher Smith, Ancaster, CA;
Richard Eric Nicolaisen, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 50/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0613 (2013.01); G06Q 20/1235 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01); G06Q 50/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A first-party vendor provides a licensed first-party service on one or more electronic devices, the first-party service associated with a licensed third-party service provided by a third-party vendor on the electronic devices. When a customer purchases a first-party license for the first-party service, the customer may automatically be issued a third-party license that aligns with the first-party license. Furthermore, distribution and activation of the third-party license may be concealed from the customer.