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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Turck Holding Gmbh, Halver, DE;
Thomas Kriegel, Lüdenscheid, DE;
Turck Holding GmbH, Halver, DE;
Abstract
A method for managing functionality licenses in a closed network is disclosed, wherein at least one subscriber device is connected to the closed network. The method includes operating a server having a license database, wherein the license database includes a plurality of functionality licenses and each functionality license includes a functionality identifier. When the server receives a license request from the at least one subscriber device, the license request including a further functionality identifier, the server compares the further functionality identifier to the functionality identifiers in the license database and assigns a functionality license of the database, which includes a functionality identifier that matches the further functionality identifier to the subscriber device from which the license request was received. Assigning entails storing of the at least one subscriber device from which the license request was received at the server as a licensed subscriber device in the license database.