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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2022
Acronis International Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Martijn Van Der Schaaf, Zuidland, NL;
Acronis International GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and method for managing software item access. A method may include: monitoring usage of a plurality of software items distributed over a network of computing devices; identifying a contract for the network governing the usage of the plurality of software items, wherein the contract includes a plurality of usage conditions that the network has to comply with to access the plurality of software items; determining whether a discrepancy between an adjustable usage condition of the plurality of usage conditions and the usage of the plurality of software items by the network exists; in response to determining that the discrepancy exists, generating a new usage condition based on historic usage condition parameters and the usage of the plurality of software items; updating the contract with the new usage condition; and managing access to the plurality of software items by the network based on the updated contract.